Parasitology, Microbiology and Infection Control

Field Parasitology

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Parasitology is the branch of biology concerned with the phenomenon of dependence of one living organism on another. Some parasites cause disease, while other parasites are harmless or nonpathogenic. Here we can focus on the parasites, their hosts, the environments they share and the ways in which they interact.  In field parasitology we study biology and life cycles of parasites.

People working in this field come from numerous backgrounds, including zoology, physiology, biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, pharmacology, ecology, economics, anthropology, sociology, engineering, agriculture, education, mathematics and, of course, human and veterinary medicine. Specific disciplines focus on specific aspects, thus parasitological knowledge may be fragmentary.