Pathology and Clinics of Parasitary Diseases

Code:

MV424

Acronym:

PCDP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	82	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.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student must be able to do the diferents diagnos technics and considering the clinical signs must applie a therapeutic treatment

Working method

Presencial

Program

TEORETICAL LESSONS (2H/LESSON)
1 - Introdution: Facts that must be considered during lectures and praical labs.
2 - Must important parastic diseases of Rabbits: Ectoparasites, Helminths, Protozoa.
3 - Must important parastic diseases of Birds: Ectoparasites, Helminths, Protozoa.                   
4 - Important parastic diseases of Swine: Ectoparasites, Helminths, Protozoa.
5 - Important parasites, Helminths, Protozoa.
6 - The end of the parasitic diseases of Horses.
7 - Important parastic diseases of Ruminants: Ectoparasites.
8 - Important parastic diseases of Ruminants: E Helminths.
9 - Important parastic diseases of Ruminants: Protozoa.
10 - Important parastic diseases of  Dogs and Cats: Ectoparasites.
11 - Important parastic diseases of Dogs and Cats: Helminths.
12 - Important parastic diseases of Dogs and Cats: Protozoa.
13 - The end of the parasitic diseases of Dogs and Cats.
14 - Clinical cases.

Mandatory literature

Wintzer Hanns-Jurgen; Doenças dos equinos
Soulsby E. J. L.; Parasitología y enfermedades parasitarias en los animales domésticos. ISBN: 968-25-7371-5
Radostits Otto M.; Herd health. ISBN: 0-7216-7694-4
Bowman Dwight D.; Georgis. parasitology for veterinarians. ISBN: 0-7216-5589-0
Muller & Kirk`s; Dermatologia en Pequños Animales, Inter-médica
Radostits Otto M. 070; Veterinary medicine. ISBN: 0-7020-2604-2
Urquhart G. M. 070; Parasitologia veterinária. ISBN: 85-277-0456-0
Diagnostico de helmintiases por medio del examen coprologico, D.Thienpont, F.Rochette, F.J.VANPARIJS

Complementary Bibliography

Boucher Samuel; Maladies des lapins. ISBN: 2-85557-027-1
Sherding Robert G. ed.; cat. ISBN: 0-7216-5936-5
Adams H. Richard ed.; Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics. ISBN: 0-8138-1743-9
Knottenbelt Derek C.; Diseases and disorders of the horse. ISBN: 0-7234-1702-4
Rosenberger Gustav ed.; Clinical examination of cattle. ISBN: 3-489-62216-2
Villate Didier; Maladies des volailles. ISBN: 2-85557-032-8
Vieira Rui Perestrelo 070; doenças dos suínos
Bradfor,P. Smith; Tratado de Medicina interna de grandes animais

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures 2 hours each one for 14 weeks. Pratical labs 3 hours each one for 14 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 with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	85,00
Trabalho escrito	5,00
Trabalho laboratorial	10,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Assistence to pratical labs and pratical avaliation.

Calculation formula of final grade

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