COURSE SYLLABUS

PATHOLOGY OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES

1	Course Title:	PATHOLOGY OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES
2	Course Code:	VET4525
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. AHMET AKKOÇ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Ahmet Akkoc Veteriner Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı aakkoc@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Zoonoses are diseases easily transmitted from animals to humans. Aim of the course is to teach students the pathogenesis and clinical reflections of zoonotic diseases from bacterial, viral and parasitic origins.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student learns concept of zoonosis and its effect on public health. ;
2	The student learns common zoonotic problems commonly observed in domestic animal and avian species.;
3	The student learns important zoonotic disease, and importance of these problems on human health.;
4	The student learns how to diagnose and evaluate major gross lesions at necropsy.;
5	The student learns protection from zoonotic diseases.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to recommended books. Defining of zoonosis, bacterial, viral and parasitic zoonotic diseases. Introduction to common bacterial zoonoses.
2	Antrax, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
3	Camphylobacteriosis, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
4	Brucellosis, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis. Chlamydiosis,
5	Salmonellosis, Listeriosis, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
6	Tularemia, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
7	Psittacosis, Avian Influenza, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
8	Borreliosis, Coxiellosis, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
9	Rabies, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
10	Bartonellosis, Leishmaniosis, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
11	Toxoplasmosis, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
12	Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, West Nile Virus, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
13	Trichinosis, Eccinococcosis, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.
14	Prion Diseases, pathogenesis, clinical importance and post-mortem diagnosis.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1-Veteriner Patoloji Cilt I ve II, Milli ÜH, Hazıroğlu, R, Tamer Matbaacılık, Ankara, 1998 2-Jubb,Kennedy and Palmer’s Pathology of Domestic Animals, Vol II, Edited MG Maxie, 5th Ed, Elsevier and Saunders, 2008 3- Nekropsi, Berkin Ş, Alçığır G; Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara, 1999 4- Viral Diseases of Cattle, Kahrs RF, Iowa State University Press, Iowa, USA, 2001 5-Thomson’s Special Pathology, McGavin, M.D., Carlton, W.W., Zachary, J.F., Mosby, 2001 6.Zoonoses : infectious diseases transmissible from animals to humans / Hartmut Krauss et. al. 2003
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	1	10
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High