Course: Parasitology II

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Course title Parasitology II
Course code 1230/VAPA2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Stříbrná Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Koudela Břetislav, prof. MVDr. CSc.
  • Svobodová Vlasta, prof. MVDr. CSc.
  • Juránková Jana, MVDr. Ph.D.
  • Červená Barbora, MVDr. Ph.D.
  • Škorič Miša, doc. MVDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Parasites of horses 2) Parasites of dogs and cats 3) Parasites of reptiles and small pet mammals 4) Parasites of pigs 5) Avian parasites 6) Parasites of ruminants 7) Parasites of game animals Practical lessons: 1) Endo- and ectoparasites of horses, pathogenicity and clinical manifestation, diagnostics, preventive measures and control 2) Endo- and ectoparasites of dogs and cats, pathogenicity and clinical manifestation, diagnostics, preventive measures and control 3) Endo- and ectoparasites of reptiles and small pet mammals, pathogenicity and clinical manifestation, diagnostics, preventive measures and control 4) Endo- and ectoparasites of pigs, pathogenicity and clinical manifestation, diagnostics, preventive measures and control 5) Endo- and ectoparasites of birds, pathogenicity and clinical manifestation, diagnostics, preventive measures and control 6) Endo- and ectoparasites of ruminants, pathogenicity and clinical manifestation, diagnostics, preventive measures and control 7) Clinical cases, sample examination, parasite identification, consultations for the exam

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Laboratory and desk-based work
Learning outcomes
Teaching activities in the summer semester of year 3 address parasitoses of main animal species and are divided according to the host organisms. The teaching builds on the knowledge obtained in the winter semester regarding the biology of parasites and includes information about the life cycles, morphology, means of identification, resulting clinical cases and correct interpretation of diagnostic tests, including the basics of antiparasitic treatment. Within the practical classes, the students will learn about the selection of the pertinent diagnostic methods, the preparation of clinical material, its examination and interpretation.
1) theoretical knowledge The student knows clinically important and zoonotic parasitoses, the biology of parasites, clinical manifestation of parasitoses and major diagnostic approaches as well as prophylactic measures and parasite control. 2) practical skills The student is able to select and apply appropriate diagnostic methods for given infections according to the protocol and is able to identify the most common endo- and ectoparasites in biological materials. 1) competences The student is competent to evaluate basic clinical signs of parasitoses, select the diagnostic method and independently perform the sample collection and interpret the results of performed tests and propose control and prophylactic measures
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

1) credit - complete set of protocols from individual practical classes - a written test 2) exam - practical exam - oral exam
Recommended literature
  • ? BOWMAN, Dwight D. Georgis Parasitology for Veterinarians 10th ed. St. Louis. 1014.
  • Deplazes, P.; Eckert, J.; Mathis, A.; von Samson-Himmelstjerna, G.; Zahner, H. Parasitology in Veterinary Medicine. 2016. ISBN 978-90-8686-274-0.


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