Pathology and Clinics of Infectious Diseases II

Code:

MV414

Acronym:

PCDIII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S (of 20-09-2021 to 14-01-2022)

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	58	Official Study Plan	4	-	5	70	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The study of infectious diseases is based in a multidisciplinary approach integrating concepts of microbiology, pathogenesis, immunology, epidemiology together with clinical and pathological presentation.  

 

This course focuses on diseases of animals with economic and social impact in Portugal and in the EU. The study of its epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathology, diagnosis, and prevention and public health aspects aims to provide skills to the students to undertake clinical practice courses.

 

The global perspective of animal health and disease control by the implementation of national and international regulations, directs to the comprehension of infectious diseases principles, its emergence, zoonotic infections as well as the one health concept. These are aimed at a professional capacitation that is based in the collaboration of different specialties that include medical, biological among other areas of knowledge.

Learning outcomes and competences

 

At the end of this course, students are expected to know and understand the concepts for the identification and control of the most important animal diseases in Portugal and Europe as to be aware of the global disease challenges. This course should also capacitate the veterinarians to be with the tools to handle the emergence of infectious diseases, the recognition of zoonotic agents, and be aware of the importance and role of domestic animals, wildlife, men and the environment in the disease complex.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

The course focus on animal infectious diseases of economic and social veterinary significance that affects bovine, sheep, goats, equine, leporidae and fish. The global challenge of infectious diseases that affect animals and humans, makes that the concepts of emerging and re-emerging diseases, zoonosis and of one health, are discussed.

Theorectical

1. Infectious diseases, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Emerging patterns associated with the agent, and host. Interface between hosts and infectious agents. Examples of recent emergent infections. Zoonosis.

2. Doenças comuns a várias espécies animais ou transversais Brucelose, Tuberculose, Anthrax, Febre Aftosa

3. Ruminants diseases: cattle, sheep and goatsBovine respiratory complex, Scours (Bovine), John’s diseaseBovine mastitis, IBR, BLV, BVD/MD, Border Disease, Schmallemberg vírus, MCF, Actinomicosis, Actinobacilosis, SCRAPIE-BSE, Lumpy skin disease, Maedi-Visna, CAEV, Orf, Blue Tongue.
4. Equine diseases: African horse sickness, Equine infectious anemia, Influenza, Tetanus, Streptococcus equi, EHV-1, EHV-4, 
5.Leporidae: RHD, Myxomatosis, Pasteurelosis, EntherotoxemiaColibacilosis
6. Diseases of fish
7. Immunoprophylaxis and immunization programs. National and European sanitary Policy.

Practicals topics:

1.Infectious diseases diagnosis: criteria and available technology. Criteria on the collection and sending clinical samples to the diagnostic laboratory. The laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases and its interpretation.

2.Literature review of sellected topics, presentation and discussion

3. Laboratory diagnosis of Brucelosis: RBT and CFT

4.TB – Field

5.Epidemiological evaluation of dairy farms. Blood samples collection. Field

6.ELISA for anti-IBR and anti-BVDV

7.AGID for BLV

8.Bovine Mastitis. Field

9.Laboratory approach of fish diseases diagnosis.

Mandatory literature

Smith Bradford P.; Large animal internal medicine. ISBN: 978-0-323-00946-1
Quinn P. J. 070; Veterinary microbiology and microbial disease. ISBN: 978-1-4051-5823-7
Mandell Gerald L. 340; Mandell, Douglas and Bennett.s principles and practice of infectious diseases. ISBN: 0-443-06643-4

Complementary Bibliography

Roitt Ivan M.; Essential immunology. ISBN: 0-632-01239-0
Flint S. J. 070; Principles of virology. ISBN: 1-55581-259-7
Riley Lee W.; Molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases. ISBN: 1-55581-268-6
Aiello Susan E. 340; The^merck veterinary manual. ISBN: 0-911910-29-8
Mims Cedric A. 070; Mims. pathogenesis of infectious disease. ISBN: 0-12-498263-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

 

Interactive presentation. Seminars. Scientific articles discussion or Clinical cases.Laboratory of filed practicals.

 

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine > Bacterial pathogens of animals
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine > Animal diagnostics
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine > Prion pathogens of animals
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine > Viral pathogens of animals
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine > Zoonesis
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine > Animal immunology
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine > Animal health

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	70,00
Trabalho de campo	10,00
Trabalho de investigação	5,00
Trabalho laboratorial	10,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

 

Attendance of practical classes as defined in "Regulamento dos princípios a observar na avaliação dos discentes na UP" : 25% absences (3) allowed.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

1. Final evaluation will be DISTRIBUTED. It will contemplate a total of two evaluations, being the first one in the Intercalar Week, and the second in the Exams calendar. It is mandatory to obtain a grade iqual or higher than 9.5 / 20 points in each of the assessments. A lower score in the 1st evaluation prevents access to the 2nd mid-term evaluation.


2. Students who fail in the distributed evaluation (first) or who wish to obtain a grade improvement can take the exam in the RESOURCE period, where all the subjects will be evaluated (no previous classification will be considered).


3. 3. All evaluations will be in writing. They include the evaluation of all the components taught during the semester, including the contents of the practical classes.

To approve the course unit: • The sum of the scores obtained in the various assessment components shall be considered to be equal to or greater than 9.5 / 20 values

Finals (Distributed Evaluations) will be by theorectical questions composed by open and some multiple choice questions.