Introduction to Automation in Medical Laboratory Science. General Quality Control and Quality
Assurance. Urinalysis. General introduction to medical laboratory science in Haematology, blood
transfusion, medical microbiology, parasitology and immunology. Basic tools of the
microbiologist – wire loop, cotton wool, pipette, swabs and their uses. Preparation of stains and
basic staining techniques -Grams slain, Ziehl Neelson stain, haematological stain, principles and
components, Blood preparation and staining, pipettes care and uses. WBC and PCV estimation,
cell count. Introduction to parasitism and other animal association, adaptation to parasitic way of
life. How parasites adapt to their hosts. Basic knowledge of structure, classification and life cycle
of parasites of medical importance. Vectors and intermediate hosts of parasites. Introduction to
anthropoids of medical importance. Biology of the mosquito in relation to the transmission of
malaria, filariasis and viral infections.
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