COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LVS 2016 SPECIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Laboratory and Veterinary Health Courses

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR YASEMIN ÜSTÜNDAĞ

Offered to

Laboratory and Veterinary Health Courses

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide students fundamental knowledge about microorganisms that cause diseases in animals, their modes of transmission, diagnostic methods, and control strategies. The course aims to enable students to understand the epidemiological characteristics of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic agents, comprehend the mechanisms of outbreak development, and evaluate these within the framework of preventive medicine principles. Accordingly, students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the recognition, prevention, and control of infectious diseases encountered in clinical, laboratory, and field settings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the spesific characteristics of microorganisms causing diseases in animals.
2   Recognise the modes of transmission of bacterial agents.
3   Apply basic diagnostic approaches used in microbiology and epidemiology.
4   Analyse the mechanisms of outbreak occurrence and spread.
5   Evaluate infectious diseases within the framework of preventive medicine principles.
6   Demonstrate the ability to contribute to the recognition, prevention, and control of infectious diseases in clinical, laboratory, and field practices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about the course and introduction.
2 Streptococci and Staphylococcal infections. Corynebacterium and Rhodococcus infections.
3 Actinomycet, Nocardia and Dermatophilosis infections , Listeria infections.
4 Bacillus infections, Introduction to Clostridium infections
5 Clostridium perfringens infections, Clostridium novyi and Clostridium haemolyticum infections
6 Tuberculosis and paratuberculosis infections, Enterobacterium infections
7 Pseudomonas infections, Bartonella and Burkholderia infections
8 Brucella infections
9 Introduction to epidemiology: definitions, concepts, and basic principles
10 Sources of infection and routes of transmission
11 Patterns of disease occurrence (sporadic, endemic, epidemic, pandemic)
12 Outbreak investigation methods and data collection
13 Zoonoses; classification of zoonoses, important zoonoses, zoonotic agents and modes of transmission
14 Zoonoses; important zoonoses, zoonotic agents and modes of transmission
15 Prevention and control strategies in infectious diseases

Recomended or Required Reading

-Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji (Bakteriyel Hastalıklar), (N. Aydın, M. Izgür, K. Serdar Diker, H. Yardımcı, Ö. Esendal, J. Paracıkoğlu, M. Akan, Ilke-Emek Yayınları, Ankara, 2006)
- Veterinary Microbiology- Bacterial and Fungal Agents of Animal Disease (J. Glenn Songer, Karen W. Post, Elsevier Saunders, USA, 2005)
- Essentials of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology , Sixth Edition (G.R.Carter, Darla J. Wise, Iowa State Press, Iowa, 2004)
- Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease (P.J. Quinn, B.K. Markey, M.E. Carter, W.J. Donnelly, F.C. Leonard, Blackwell, Great Britain, 2002)
-Diker, S. : Epidemiyoloji, A.Ü. Veteriner Fakültesi Öğrenci Ders Notu, Ankara, 1994
-Erganiş, O., Uçan,U.S : Veteriner Epidemiyoloji, Mimoza Yayınları, Konya, 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical instruction supported by PowerPoint presentations and question and answer sessions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN YarıyılsonuSınavı
3 BNS FinalsonuBaşarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BBN BütSonuBaşarıNotu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam (%40)+ Final exam (%60)+ Reintegration exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility for continuing 70% of the theoretical courses during the semester belongs to the student. The class time and,
if desired, the specified time for the delivery of homework should be observed. We will act within the framework of the relevant regulation on unethical behavior that may occur in courses and exams.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yasemin ÜSTÜNDAĞ
E-mail address : yasemin.ustundag@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every tuesday at 15.00.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 1 5
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 2 2 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Participating Lectures and Field Studies 15 1 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1534
LO.254
LO.353324
LO.4544
LO.554343
LO.6534545

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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