OUTLINE OF LECTURES – 2 lessons/week (13 weeks; total: 26 lessons) 1. Protozoology, basic systematic classification of unicellular organisms, general characteristics, morphology, life cycles. Leishmaniasis and giardiasis in carnivores 2. Eimeriosis, cryptosporidiosis, cystoisosporiasis, sarcocystosis and toxoplasmosis in companion animals 3. Vector-borne blood parasites in companion animals. Trematodiases (opisthorchiasis, paragonimiasis, metagonimiasis) in companion animals 4. Cestodoses in carnivores, horses, birds and small mammals 5. Nematodoses in companion animals (ascaridiases, strongyloidiases, trichuriases). Trichinellosis, filariases, spiruridiases in companion animals 6. Arachnidiases in companion animals (tick-borne diseases, scabies). Entomoses in companion animals (lice, fleas) 7. Infectious and parasitic diseases in reptiles and amphibians 8. Basic terms, infectious disease, infectious process, infection sources, transmission routes, general classification of infectious diseases, infectious disease diagnostics principle, reporting of infectious diseases 9. Zoonoses, general characteristics, occurrence in companion animals 10. Infectious bacterial, viral and mycotic diseases in dogs and cats 11. Infectious bacterial, viral and mycotic diseases in small mammals 12. Infectious bacterial, viral and mycotic diseases in birds 13. Infectious bacterial, viral and mycotic diseases in horses OUTLINE OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES – 2 lessons/week (13 weeks; total: 26 lessons) 1. Rules of the work in the parasitology laboratory. Sampling, packing and dispatching materials for parasitology tests 2. Diagnostics of blood protozoa and intestinal protozoa in carnivores 3. Diagnostics of selected helminths and ectoparasites in carnivores 4. Diagnostics of parasitoses in horses 5. Diagnostics of parasitoses in birds 6. Diagnostics of parasitoses in small animals (rodents, lagomorphs) 7. Diagnostics of infectious and parasitic diseases in reptiles and amphibians 8. Safety rules for the use of and handling infectious materials. Sampling, packing, designating, registration and dispatch of samples for laboratory tests, basic diagnostic methods 9. Work safety rules and methodical procedures in the occurrence of zoonoses 10. Clinical and laboratory diagnostics of the most common infectious diseases in dogs and cats 11. Clinical and laboratory diagnostics of the most common infectious diseases in small mammals 12. Clinical and laboratory diagnostics of the most common infectious diseases in birds 13. Clinical and laboratory diagnostics of the most common infectious diseases in horses |