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| MVET2011 | General Parasitology | 2+1+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Short Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of VETERINARY MEDICINE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Öğr. Gör. Abdulhamit YILDIRIM | | Co-Lecturer | Lecturer Hüseyin KOÇ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn about parasites, their infections, protection against parasites and ways of combating them. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Learns basic parasitological terms, nomenclature of parasites and parasitic diseases. | 5,11 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | In general, the development of parasites,reproductive and transmission ways to learn. | 5,11 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Knows the methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of parasitic diseases. | 5,11 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | To be able to determine the morphological structure of the parasites by laboratory analysis and diagnose the parasites from parasite eggs. | 5,11 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Learns the developmental stages of parasitol trematodes, cestodes and nematodes in ruminants, pigs, equide, carnivores and poultry. | 5,11 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Parasitological terms, naming of parasites, ways of transmission of parasites in general, their reproduction, development, damage they cause and ways to protect from parasites. Development, epidemiology, pathogenicity, diagnosis and prevention methods of parasites found in some cattle and sheep, some poultry, some equids, cats and dogs. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition of parasites and parasitology and classification of parasites. distribution and importance of parasitic diseases in Turkey. | | | Week 2 | Types of parasitism, host - parasite relationships, development and reproduction of parasites. | | | Week 3 | Effects of parasites on host. Symptoms in parasitic diseases. Prognosis, treatment, prevention. Zoonotic parasites. Identification of parasite and parasitic diseases. | | | Week 4 | Classification of helminths. General properties of trematodes. Dicrocoelium dentriticum | | | Week 5 | Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica, Paramphistomum cervi, Schitosoma sp | | | Week 6 | General properties of cestoda. Moniesia sp., Taenia saginata, Taenia hydatigena, Taenia ovis | | | Week 7 | Multiceps multiceps, Echinococcus granulosus | | | Week 8 | General properties of nematodes. Lung worms, gastro-intestinal worms | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Foodborne parasites. | | | Week 11 | Classification and general properties of arthropods. | | | Week 12 | Tick, scabies and other mites. | | | Week 13 | Important arthropods and diseases | | | Week 14 | General characteristics and classification of protozoa. | | | Week 15 | Important protozoan diseases. | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Umur, Şinasi.Genel Parazitoloji. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı. 2005 | | | |
| 1 | Toparlak, M., Tüzer, E. Veteriner Helmintoloji, İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, 2005. | | | 2 | Dumanlı, N. Veteriner Parazitoloji Ders Notları. Fırat Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, 2002 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 saat | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 saat | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Uygulama | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 95 |
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