Information Package / Course Catalogue
Protozootic Diseases in Cats and Dogs
Course Code: VİH654
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

To provide information abaut clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment, and control issues of arising from blood / blood vessel protozoal infections (Babesia canis, B. gibsoni, Cytauxzoon felis, Hepatozoon canis, H. americanum) and gastrointestinal protozoal (Cystoisospora sp., Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis spp., Toxoplasma gondii, Tritrichomonas foetus) infections.

Course Content

See weekly course topics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ceren DİNLER AY
Learning Outcomes
1.Has detailed information on the etiology epidemiology and pathogenesis of important protozoan infections in dog and cats.
2.To diagnosis with clinical and laboratory findings
3.Performs the treatment and prophylaxis.
4.Makes differential diagnosis in the light of clinical and laboratory findings.
5.Knows possible complications of identified 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.C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition. Merck, 2010
3.J. D. Bonagura, D. C. Twedt; Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV: Small Animal Practice. WB Saunders, 2009
4.Nelson, Richard W., C. C.Guillermo. Small Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008
5.S. J. Ettinger, E. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
6.Lappin MR. Enteric protozoal diseases. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2005 Jan;35(1):81-8
7.P.A. Payne, G.R. Carter. Diseases Caused by Protozoa in Dogs and Cats. 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
Laboratory Diagnosis of protozoal infections
Week 2 - Theoretical
Antiprotozoal chemotherapy
Week 3 - Theoretical
Leishmaniasis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hepatozoonosis
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cytauxzoonosis
Week 6 - Theoretical
Babesiosis
Week 7 - Theoretical
Toxoplasmosis, (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Toxoplasmosis
Week 9 - Theoretical
Neosporosis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Coccidiosis
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cryptosporidiosis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Trichomoniasis, Balantidiasis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Pneumocystosis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Protection from the Zoonotic protozoal infection
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Assignment3%15
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment301545
Reading140114
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)81
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
5
4
3
4
1
3
3
3
4
OÇ-2
4
5
4
4
5
1
3
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
5
1
3
4
4
3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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