Information Package / Course Catalogue
Infection Caused By Virus in Cats and Dogs
Course Code: VİH536
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To give informations abaut canine distemper virus, hepatitis contagiosa canis, parvovirus, herpesvirus, adenovirus, canine corona virus, feline panleukopenia, feline infectious peritonitis, FeLV, FIV, Feline flu complex, and this disease's transmission, clinical presentation, laboratory findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and protection. to explain the clinical approach to both types of rabies.

Course Content

See weekly course topics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Serdar PAŞA
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the important viral infections in dogs and cats.
2.evaluates of prognosis and performs of symptomatic treatment
3.Take prophylactic measures.
4.Knows sampling techniques for viral diseases.
5.Takes necessary precautions for infectious viral diseases.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. Smith; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
2.J. D. Bonagura, D. C. Twedt; Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV: Small Animal Practice. WB Saunders, 2009
3.Nelson, Richard W., C. C.Guillermo. Small Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008
4.S. J. Ettinger, E. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
5.C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition. Merck, 2010
6.N. Aytuğ. Köpek ve Kedilerin İç Hastalıkları. 2. Baskı, 2012.
7.Willis AM. Canine viral infections. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2000 Sep;30(5):1119-33.
8.G.R. Carter. Major Infectious Diseases of Dogs and Cats (Listed Alphabetically) - Part 1 (A through D) In: A Concise Guide to Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of Dogs and Cats , Carter G.R. and Payne P.A. (Eds.). International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca NY (www.ivis.org), Last updated: 23-Sep-2005
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Distemper
Week 2 - Theoretical
Infection of Hepatitis Contagiosa Canis
Week 3 - Theoretical
Infection of Canine Parvovirus
Week 4 - Theoretical
Infection of Canine Herpesvirus
Week 5 - Theoretical
Infection of Canine Adenovirus
Week 6 - Theoretical
Infection of Coronavirus in dogs
Week 7 - Theoretical
Rabies in dogs, (Midterm exam )
Week 8 - Theoretical
Rabies in dogs
Week 9 - Theoretical
Feline infectious Panleukemia
Week 10 - Theoretical
Feline İnfectious Peritonitis (FIP)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Infection of Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Infection of Feline İmmunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Feline Calicivirus Infection
Week 14 - Theoretical
Rabies in cats
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment4%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment401560
Reading140114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)129
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
4
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2
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
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4
4
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3
4
3
4
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