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| Module Availability |
| Semester Two |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Coursework Group poster presentation 30%
(submission deadline end of week 7)
Examination 70%
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| Module Overview |
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This module will provide an overview of a number of infectious diseases of veterinary importance and how they impact on human health and the economy. It will also focus on those diseases that are of public health concern, particularly in food safety. Lectures and self-directed learning will cover the infectious agents, mechanisms of pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention measures. In terms of public health and food safety, the importance of disease control and legislation will be discussed. This will give students an in-depth understanding of animal disease and how this is linked to human health.
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| Module Aims |
- To provide an overview of infectious diseases of veterinary importance.
- To provide an overview of pubic health and food safety.
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module you should be able to-:
Subject knowledge and understanding
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Describe the main infectious agents of veterinary importance and their mechanisms of pathogenesis.
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Discuss how infectious agents of veterinary importance may be controlled and diagnosed
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Describe the infectious disease of animals that may be transmitted to humans (zoonoses)
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Describe the pathology associated with a number of animal infectious diseases
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Understand host-pathogen interactions that lead to disease pathology for a number of model diseases
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Understand the importance of public health and food safety and the legislation that is involved.
Cognitive Skills
· Evaluate considerations relating to animal-specific anatomy
· Evaluate considerations relating to animal handling
Key / Transferable skills
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Work independently demonstrating initiative, self-organisation and time management
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Communicate effectively orally and in written work
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Participate in group discussions and on group assignments
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Investigate and analyse problems
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Integrate numerical & non-numerical information
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| Module Content |
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Lecture No:
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Lecturer
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Topic
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1-4
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TJ
PM
(IAH)
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Diseases affecting the skin and/or oral cavity
Foot-and-mouth disease virus Bluetongue virus
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5-8
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MB
RML
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Reproductive disease causes and mechanisms
Porcine parvovirus
Bovine leptospirosis
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9-12
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JB
RML
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Gastrointestinal disease causes and mechanisms
Bovine viral diarrhoea
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
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13-16
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TF
OW
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Neurological diseases
Rabies
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
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17-22
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MC
PB (IAH) IB
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Respiratory diseases Mycobacterium bovis
Infectious bronchitis virus
Avian influenza
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23-28
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RML
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Foodborne pathogens Salmonellosis
Escherichia coli
Campylobacter
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29-32
To be covered in self-directed learning (presentations); choose one topic
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ALL
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Group presentations
Marek’s disease
Equine herpes
Classical swine fever (pestivirus) Newcastle disease (paramyxovirus)
Microsporum and Trichophyton (Ring worm)
Bordetella bronchiseptica Myxomatosis
Canine Distemper virus
Feline calicivirus (Cat Flu complex)
Echinococcus granulosus
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
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Required reading:
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Clinical veterinary microbiology P. J. Quinn et al, 2010, Mosby, ISBN 10: 0723432376
Fenner's Veterinary Virology, Fourth Edition, N. James Maclachlan (Editor), Edward J Dubovi (Editor), Academic Press, 2010, ISBN-10: 0123751586
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| Last Updated |
3 May 2011 |
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