ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: VVSS00164f12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Parasitic Diseases of Ecosystems
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 8
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 7 / 8 / 0
Lecturer: Prof.dr hab. Zenon Soltysiak
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: The elective subject is the theoretical knowledge of Veterinary Parasitology. The topics consist the contents of scientific works about parasites made in the our Unit Parasitology.
Competences: During the course student gets a theoretical knowledge about parasites present in animals, humans, birds, reptiles and amphibians. In particular, student is able to collect material for parasitological examination, to select and use basic parasitological methods for recognizing parasites. To administer typical diagnostic method on the basis clinical and pathological parasitic symptoms, recognizing parasites to basis of morphology. Passing the course permits working in diagnostic laboratory as well as conducting parasitological examination.
Prerequisites: Biology, Internal Clinical Diagnostics, Pathophysiology and Pathology, Pharmacology.
Course content: The characteristic parasites in domestic and wild animals, birds, reptilian and amphibian their morphology, biology, live cycle and epizootical and epidemiological role. Interaction beetwen hosts and parasites, various laboratory methods using to diagnostic parasitologic diseases, antyparasitological drugs, profilactic methods of parasites infection.
Recommended literature: Mehlhorn H.: Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology (Biology, Structure, Function) Springer-Verlag Berlin Heildelberg, New York 2001.. Veterinary Parasitology, M.A. Tylor, R.L. Coop, R.L. Wall; 3-rd ed. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford 2007.
Assessment methods: Written test
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