Information Package / Course Catalogue
Zoonotic Diseases
Course Code: TL015
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to introduce zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, and to teach the biology, transmission routes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods of parasitic, bacterial, and viral agents responsible for these diseases.

Course Content

This course addresses the definition of zoonotic diseases transmitted from animals to humans and their significance in terms of public health. It covers the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and control strategies of major zoonotic infections, including parasitic, bacterial, and viral zoonoses. The course aims to equip students with fundamental knowledge and approaches for the diagnosis, prevention, and control of zoonotic diseases.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Defines zoonotic diseases, explains their importance in public health, and discusses their role in human-animal interactions.
2.Describes the biology, transmission routes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods of zoonotic parasites.
3.Explains the transmission routes of zoonotic bacteria and the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods of the diseases they cause.
4.Explains the transmission routes of zoonotic viral diseases and the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods of the diseases they cause.
5.Discusses scientifically based individual, environmental, and societal measures required for the control and prevention of zoonotic diseases.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.SCHMIDT, G.D. (1985). Foundations of Parasitology.
2.Medical parasitic diseases (M. Ali Özcel)
3.Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control (Alfred S. Evans)
4.Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases Transmissible from Animals to Humans (Stefan Dürr, Jakob Zinsstag, Hans D. Niesse)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of zoonotic and importance of zoonotic diseases
Week 2 - Theoretical
Biology, transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology of the Leishmania spp parasite
Week 3 - Theoretical
Biology, transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite
Week 4 - Theoretical
Biology, transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology of the Plasmodium spp. type parasite
Week 5 - Theoretical
Biology, transmission routes, diseases, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology of Echinococcus gronulosus type parasites
Week 6 - Theoretical
Biology, transmission routes, diseases, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology of Taenia spp. and Entamoeba histolytica parasites
Week 7 - Theoretical
Biology, transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides and Enterobius vermicularis parasites
Week 8 - Theoretical
Salmonella type bacteria; transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tuberculosis type bacteria transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Brucella sp. type bacteria; transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, protection methods, epidemiology
Week 11 - Theoretical
Lyme Disease; transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, prevention methods, epidemiology
Week 12 - Theoretical
Tularemia disease; transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, prevention methods, epidemiology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Rabies transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, prevention methods, epidemiology
Week 14 - Theoretical
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever disease; transmission routes, disease, diagnosis, treatment, prevention methods, epidemiology
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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2
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4
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OÇ-5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026