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Scabies Agent and Medical Important Acars
Course Code: VİH533
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

In the scabies which is one of the significant and obligatory notification diseases in domestic animals, will be told agents, morphology and biology with diagnosis and treatment methods of the disease. In addition will be discoursed the significant mites in humans.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines the scrabies agents and mites which have medical importance
2.Performs effective and rational treatment of scabies.
3.Take the necessary prophylactic measures.
4.Knows differential diagnosis of scabies.
5.Evaluate the prognosis associated with scabies.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.W. J. Forey. Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual, 5th Edition, Wiley, 2001
2.K. Turgut. Kedi Köpek Dermatoloji. 2002
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Scabies Factors and Their Importance
Week 2 - Theoretical
Biology of Scabies Agents
Week 3 - Theoretical
Approach to Diagnosis in the Disease of Scabies
Week 4 - Theoretical
Treatment Principles in Diseases of Scrabies
Week 5 - Theoretical
Scabies Sarcoptes
Week 6 - Theoretical
Scrabies Psoroptic
Week 7 - Theoretical
Scrabies Demodectic, (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Scrabies Demodectic
Week 9 - Theoretical
Scrabies Chorioptic
Week 10 - Theoretical
Acarina with Medical Importance
Week 11 - Theoretical
  Principles of Treatment and Prevention in Mites with Medical Importance
Week 12 - Theoretical
Phthirus Infestation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Flea Infestation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Tick Infestation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment3%15
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment301545
Reading140114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026