Information Package / Course Catalogue
Methods Used For Diagnosis Of Protozoa
Course Code: VPR612
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course; protozoa of different diagnostic methods used in diagnosis, and differential diagnostic criteria, to teach and the ability to use learned to apply this information to give to other areas

Course Content

The purpose of this course; direct examination and staining methods, differential diagnosis and diagnostic criteria of Protozoa, and learned to teach and use this information to develop ability to apply to other areas

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Having information about methods in diagnosis of protozoan
2.Having learning differential diagnosis of protozoan
3.Having information about new technique in diagnosis of protozoan
4.Knows that staining techniques for blood protozoa
5.Knows that staining techniques for tissue protozoa
Recommended or Required Reading
1.YUKARI, B. A., (2000). Protozooloji. Akdeniz Üniversitesi Burdur Veteriner Fakültesi Ders Notu No:9. Burdur.
2.DİK, B., SEVİNÇ, F. (2002). Veteriner Protozooloji. Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi. Konya.
3.TÜZER, E., TOPARLAK, M. (1999). Veteriner Protozooloji. İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Ders Notu No:105. İstanbul.
4.KAUFMANN, J. (1996). Parasitic Infections of Domestic Animals. Birkhäuser. Switzerland.
5.PETERS, W., PASVOL, G. (2002). Tropikal Medicine and Parasitology. Mosby International Limited. China.
6.SOULSBY, E. J. L., (1986). Helminths, Arthropods and Protozoa of Domesticated Animals. William Cloves Limited. Great Britain.
7.BURGU, A., KARAER, Z. (2005). Parazit Hastalıklarında Tedavi. Türkiye Parazitoloji Derneği, Yayın No:19.
8.SCHMIDT, G.D. (1985). Foundations of Parasitology.
9.DUMANLI, N., KARAER Z. (2010). Veteriner Protozooloji. Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara
10.KAYA, G. (2003). Parazitoloji Temel İlkeler ve Laboratuvar Teknikleri. MKÜ.Yayın No: 16.Hatay.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Stains and staining technics used for identification of protozoas
Week 1 - Practice
Stains and staining technics used for identification of protozoas
Week 2 - Theoretical
Preparation of Giemsa dye
Week 2 - Practice
Preparation of Giemsa dye
Week 3 - Theoretical
Protozoa Which is identified by Giemsa staining
Week 3 - Practice
Protozoa Which is identified by Giemsa staining
Week 4 - Theoretical
The technique of may Gründwald Staining
Week 4 - Practice
The technique of may Gründwald Staining
Week 5 - Theoretical
The technique of Pappenheim panoptik staining
Week 5 - Practice
The technique of Pappenheim panoptik staining
Week 6 - Theoretical
The technique of Leishmania staining
Week 6 - Practice
The technique of Leishmania staining
Week 7 - Theoretical
The technique of Wright staining
Week 7 - Practice
The technique of Wright staining
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Review
Week 8 - Practice
General Review (Mid term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
The technique of protozoan in tissue staining
Week 9 - Practice
The technique of protozoan in tissue staining
Week 10 - Theoretical
The technique of Ehrlich’s hematoksilen-eosin staining
Week 10 - Practice
The technique of Ehrlich’s hematoksilen-eosin staining
Week 11 - Theoretical
The technique of Short’s and Cooper’s staining
Week 11 - Practice
The technique of Short’s and Cooper’s staining
Week 12 - Theoretical
The technique of Kinyon’s acit fast staining
Week 12 - Practice
The technique of Kinyon’s acit fast staining
Week 13 - Theoretical
The technique of Trichrom staining
Week 13 - Practice
The technique of Trichrom staining
Week 14 - Theoretical
Native microscopic diagnosis, The determination of faecal protozoa by flotayon
Week 14 - Practice
Native microscopic diagnosis, The determination of faecal protozoa by flotayon
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment1001
Quiz1202
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
2
3
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
2
3
5
4
4
2
3
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
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