Pathology and Clinics of Parasitary Diseases

Code:

MV424

Acronym:

PCDP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences

Instance: 2007/2008 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	67	Plan 2007 to 2017	4	-	5	80	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

After sucessfully completion of the course, the students will be able to make the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of the most important parasitic diseases that afect the prodution animals and pets with special attencion to zoonoses.
For that we have two big aereas: Prodution animals ( rabbits, birds, swines, equines, bovines, sheep and goats) an Pets (dogs, cats, and exotics).For each of those animals each parasitic disease will be treated considering : etiology, life-cycle, epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical signs, lesions post-mortem, diagnosis, treatment control and prevention.
For the sucessfull solution of the diferents problems we always use the elements that we relate before and join them with the diferent prodution sistems, welfare animal, environment, farmacology alternatives and economic factors.

Program

Introdution: Facts that must be considered during lectures and praical labs.
RABBITS-Ectoparasitosis: Fleas- Spilopsyllus. Mites- Notoedres, Sarcoptes, Psoroptes, Corioptes, Demodex, Helmintosis: Nematodes- Passalurus, Trichostrongylus, Graphidium, Nematodirus, Obeliscoides, Trichuris, Capillaria. Cestodes-Hymenolepis, Cysticercus, Coenurus, Raillietina, Protozoa- Eimeria.
BIRDS- Ectoparasitosis: Ticks- Argas. Mites- Dermanyssus, Knemidocoptes. Fleas- Ceratophyllus, Echidnophaga, Helmintosis: Nematodes - Heterakis, Ascaridia, Capillaria, Syngamus, Tetrameres. Cestodes- Davainea, Raillietina. Protozoa- Histomonas, Trichomonas, Eimerias.
SWINE-Ectoparasitosis: Mites- Sarcoptes, Fleas- Pulex ,Lice- Haematopinus. Helmintosis: Nematodes- Ascaris, Strongyloides, Trichinella, Trichuris, Oesophagostomum, Trichostrongylus, Hyostrongylus, Stephanurus, Metastrongylus. Cestodes-Cysticercus, Hydatid cist, Trematodes- Eurytrema, Fasciola, Protozoa-Eimeria, Isospora.
EQUINES- Ectoparasitosis: Ticks-Ixodes, Boophilus, Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Dermacentor, Rhipicephalus, Amblyomma. Flies- Musca, Stomoxys, Tabanus, Gasterophilus. Mites-Sarcoptes, Psoroptes, Chorioptes. Lice- Damalinia, Haematopinus. Helmintosis: Nematodes-Parascaris, Draschia, Strongyloides, Strongylus, Habronemas, Trichostrongylus, Oxyuris, Dictyocaulus, Parafilaria, Trichonemas, Onchocerca, Thelazia, Cestodes- Anoplocephala, Cysticercus, Hydatid cyst.Tremotodes-Fasciola, Dicrocoelium. Protozoa- Babesia, Trypanossoma, Eimeria.
BOVINES, SHEEPS and GOATS- Ectoparasitosis: Ticks- Ixodes, Boophilus, Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Dermacentor, Rhipicephalus, Amblyomma. Flies- Musca, Stomoxys, Tabanus, Hippobosca, Haematobia, Hypoderma, Melophagus. Mites- Sarcoptes, Psoroptes, Chorioptes. Lice- Damalinia, Haematopinus, Linognathus. Helmintosis. Nematodes- Toxocara, Haemonchus, Ostertagia, Cooperia, Nematodirus, Bunostomum, Trichostrongylus, Trichuris, Oesophagostomum, Chabertia, Stephanurus, Dictyocaulus. Cestodes- Moniezia, Avitellina, Coenurus, Cysticercus, Hydatid cyst, Diphillobotrium, Echinococcus. Trematodes- Fasciola, Dicrocoelium, Paramphistomun. Protozoa- Giardia, Babesia, Trypanossoma, Neospora, Anasplama, Trichomonas, Besnoitia, Eimeria, Cryptosporidium, Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma.
DOGS and CATS - Ectoparasitosis: Ticks- Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor, Boophilus. Mites- Sarcoptes, Notoedres, Otodectes, Demodex.Fleas- Ctenocephalides, Pulex. Lice- Linognathus. Helmintosis: Nematodes- Toxascaris, Toxocara, Strongyloides, Ancylostoma, Trichinella, Trichuris, Philasoptera, Ollulanus, Spirocerca, Dirofilaria, Aellurostrongylus. Cestodes-Dipylidium, Taenia, Echinococcus.Trematodes- Fasciola. Protozoa- Giardia, Entamoeba Hammondia, Sarcocystis, Besnoitia, Isospora, Toxoplasma, Hepatozoon, Leishmania, Trypanossoma, Babaseia, Ehrlichia, Cryptosporidium.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures 2 hours each one for 15 weeks.
Pratical labs 3 hours each one for 15 weeks.
Pratical labs can be made in labs where are trained the diferents diagnostic technics or in our farm or some others farms that we visit were we colect samples and perform some parasitics treatments

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	85,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Final theorical test (17) and continued avaliation during the semester (3).