Chapter 1. Taxonomy of parasite 1.1. Traditional taxonomy 1.2. Taxonomy of helminthic parasites 1.3. Taxonomy of protozoan parasites 1.

4. Taxonomy of arthropod parasite 1.5. Molecular taxonomy: a recent trend Chapter-2: Bionomics of parasites 2.1. Physiology of parasites 2.2.1.

1. Digestion, nutrition, excretion, metabolism of helminthic parasites 2.2.1.2. Digestion, nutrition, excretion, metabolism of protozoan parasites 2.2.1.

3. Digestion, nutrition, excretion, metabolism of arthropod parasites 2.2. Reproduction of Parasites 2.2.1. Different types of reproduction of parasites 2.2.

1.1. Sexual reproduction 2.2.1.2. Asexual reproduction 2.2.

1.3. Mixed reproduction (both sexual and asexual) 2.3. Different pattern of life cycles of parasites 2.3.1. Homoexenous life cycle (direct life cycle) 2.

3.2. Heteroexenous life cycle (indirect life cycle) 2.3.3. Autoheteroxenous life cycle (mixed life cycle of direct and indirect types) Chapter 3. Host parasitic interaction Chapter 3.1.

Introduction Chapter 3.2. Distribution of parasite in / on the host Chapter 3.3. Morphological specialization for life of parasite Chapter 3.4. Host immune response Chapter 3.4.

1. Humoral immunity Chapter 3.4.2. Cell mediated immunity Chapter 3.4.3. Immunoregulation Chapter 3.

4.4. Effect of nutrition on host immunity Chapter 3.4.5. Immune evasion by parasites Chapter 3.5. Establishment of Parasites in different hosts Chapter 3.

6. Chronicity of parasitic infection Chapter 3.7. Host parasite equilibrium CHAPTER 4. VETERINARY TREMATODOLOGY Chapter 4.1. Introduction Chapter 4.2.

General classification of trematodes Chapter 4.3. General morphology of trematodes Chapter 4.4. General physiology of trematodes Chapter 4.5 General biology of trematodes Chapter 4.5.1.

Species name Chapter 4.5.2. History/Discovery Chapter 4.5.3. Prevalence/Distribution Chapter 4.5.

4. Seat of predilection Chapter 4.5.5. Morphology Chapter 4.5.6. Biology Chapter 4.

5.7. Pathogenesis and pathology Chapter 4.5.7.1. Structural pathology Chapter 4.5.

7.2. Chemical pathology Chapter 4.5.7.3. Hematological pathology Chapter 4.5.

7.4. Histopathology Chapter 4.5.7.5. Secondary Pathology Chapter 4.5.

7.6. Pathology due to ectopic origin Chapter 4.5.7.7. Immunopathology Chapter 4.5.

7.8. Molecular pathology Chapter 4.5.8. Diagnosis Chapter 4.5.8.

1. History/Symptom- based diagnosis Chapter 4.5.8.2. Parasitological diagnosis Chapter 4.5.8.

3. Image based /Radiological diagnosis Chapter 4.5.8.4. Immunological diagnosis Chapter 4.5.8.

5. Molecular diagnosis Chapter 4.5.8.6. Other diagnosis (if any) Chapter 4.5.9.

Treatment Chapter 4.5.9.1. Conventional therapy Chapter 4.5.9.2.

Nanotherapy Chapter 4.5.10. Control Chapter 4.5.10.1. General control Chapter 4.

5.10.2. Immunological control Chapter 4.5.10.3. Molecular control Chapter 4.

5.10.4. Biological control Chapter 4.5.10.5. Nonspecific control (if any) Chapter 4.

6. Cestode parasites of wild life Chapter 4.7. Immunity induced by cestodes Chapter 4.8. Molecular Cestodology Chapter 4.9. Emerging and re emerging cestode parasites Chapter 4.

10. Molecular Cestodology Chapter 4.11. In vitro culture of cestodes Chapter 4.12. Cestodal zoonosis.