Parasitology

Definition: It is the study of microorganisms that may cause or may not cause disease to humans.

Significance: It is important to study medically significant parasites, pathogenic or non pathogenic

because it includes further knowledge and understanding of the human body. It is significant especially
in the laboratory setting as gaining knowledge to all possible present organisms in a sample you will test
in the laboratory will help the medical technologist to identify different species. It guides the clinician to
diagnose proper medicine.

Use: It gives knowledge to students who will use apply this knowledge in the future to assess whether
the patient has pathogenic or non pathogenic parasites which is an important data to determine if the
patient has or may have an infection.