Information Package / Course Catalogue
Immun System Diseases in Cats and Dogs
Course Code: VİH622
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To evaluate immune diseases of different systems in dogs and cats with immunotherapy and vaccination.

Course Content

See weekly course topics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mehmet GÜLTEKİN
Learning Outcomes
1.He/She knows etiology and pathogenesis of diseases of the immune system
2.He/she chooses diagnostic methods.
3.He/she checks the effectiveness of .treatment
4.Knows differential diagnosis of diseases.
5.Evaluates the prognosis of patients.
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
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basis of Autoimmune Diseases
Week 2 - Theoretical
Immunopathological mechanisms
Week 3 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Hematologic Diseases
Week 4 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Skin Diseases
Week 5 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Musculoskeletal and Neurological Diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Alimentary Diseases
Week 7 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Respiratory and Cardiac Diseases, (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Respiratory and Cardiac Diseases
Week 9 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Endocrin Diseases
Week 10 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Renal Diseases
Week 11 - Theoretical
Immune Deficiency Diseases
Week 12 - Theoretical
Immune System Neoplasia
Week 13 - Theoretical
Autoimmune Multisystem Diseases
Week 14 - Theoretical
Lymphoid Tissue Diseases, Immunotherapy, Vaccinations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment4%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment401560
Reading140228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination101515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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4
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4
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026