Unit MANAGEMENT OF PARASITIC DISEASES OF PETS AND HORSES
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- 85053401
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Fabrizia Veronesi
- Teachers
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- Fabrizia Veronesi
- Hours
- 16 ore - Fabrizia Veronesi
- CFU
- 1
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2013
- Offered
- 2017/18
- Learning activities
- A scelta dello studente
- Area
- A scelta dello studente
- Academic discipline
- VET/06
- Type of study-unit
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- During the course the main instruments for the control of the main parasitic diseases of dog and cat, such as those sustained by ectoparasites (mainly ticks and fleas), protozoan agents (e.g. Leishmania, Coccidia, Giardia, Tritrichomonas) and intestinal and cardio-pulmonary helminthes (mainly cardiopulmonary filariosis, angiostrongylosis, capillariosis, aelurostrongylosis) will be treated. The main anti-helmintic protocols against ascaridiosis, cyathostomiasis, cestodiasis, oxyuriasis and tiks-borne diseases (e.g. pyroplasmosis and granulocytic anaplasmosis) will be illustrated.
- Reference texts
- Scientific articles (mainly reviews in English) and presentations formulated by the Professor will be collected on the Unistudium platform (link "https://www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium/login/index.php") under the title "CIP Parasitic Disease Management ";
ESCCAP (European Scientific Counsel for Companion Animal Parasites), available at www.esccap.it;
WAAVP Guidelines (World Association for Advancement in Veterinary Parasitology), available and downloadable from www.waavp.com. - Educational objectives
- The aim of the present course will be to provide the student advanced knowledges about the prophylactic (environmental, vaccination) and pharmacological control of some of the most widespread and important (under the clinical point of view) parasitic diseases affecting horses and pets also'in the light of the emerging pharmacological resistance phenomena observed in particular contexts.
- Prerequisites
- Have received the frequency signature for the Teaching Course of "Parasitology and Parasitic Pet Disease" .
It would be useful for understanding the content of the course to have successfully attend the exam of the same course and that of Pharmacology and Veterinary Toxicology. - Teaching methods
- Seminar lessons from 4 h each on topics of interest to be held at the classroom of the didactic center.
- Other information
- Recommended Optional Training Units:
-CIP titled "Diagnosis of parasitic diseases". - Learning verification modality
- Written test with both open (n. 4) and closed answers (n. 20) administrated during the last hour of the course.
Student should demonstrate the ability to develop appropriate treatment protocols in cases of parasitic disease (at least 2 out of the 4 cases administered) and answer adequately at least 50% of the multiple-choice questions on the topics discussed during the class.
For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa - Extended program
- -Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of fleas and ticks infestations of dogs and cats (2 h);
- Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of canine and feline protozoan enteritis (2 h);
-Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of infestations from ascaridas, trichurids, anchilostomiasis of dog and cat (2 h);
- Therapeutic treatment and environmental prophylaxis of airway parasitic infestations (capillariosis, metastrongylosis) of dog and cat (1 h);
- Therapeutic and prophylactic environmental and vaccination treatment of canine and feline leishmaniasis (2 h);
-Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous filariasis of the dog (2 h);
-Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of the main helminthes of the horses (e.g. ascaridiosis, cyatostomiasis, cestodiasis, oxyuriasis, habronemosis) (2 h);
-Anthelmintic-resistance in the equine species (1 h);
-Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of tick-borne infections in the horse (2 h).