| Course title | Infectious Diseases I |
| Course code | Vete4071 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 4.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 121.5 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 24 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 36 |
| Date of course confirmation | 19/03/2014 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Food and Environmental Hygiene |
| Course developers | |
| Ph.D., doc. Ivars Lūsis Dr. med. vet., prof. Kaspars Kovaļenko |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Replaced course | |
| VeteB032 [GVETB032] Infectious Diseases I |
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| Course abstract | |
| Students get knowledge on zoonotic infectious diseases that can be caused by the bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, chlamydia, pathogenic fungi and prions; significance of these diseases and the prevalence in the republic, Europe and the world. Also the causes, sources and, clinical and pathological-anatomical manifestations, diagnostic methods, treatment options and medications and eradication methods. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| • Knowledge understanding of zoonotic infectious diseases, control, treatment and prevention;
• skills ability to independently, diagnose, treat and prevent zoonotic infectious diseases; • competence after the course, students are able to analyze the information on zoonotic infections, are able to independently carry out a diagnosis and treatment and preventive measures and also are able to use the acquired knowledge in a radical new approach to finding solutions for infectious diseases. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Cahn C.M., Line S. (Eds.). The Merck Veterinary Manual 9th ed. John Wiley&Sons, Philadelphia, 2005. 2712 p.
2. Trubka R. Mājdzīvnieku infekcijas slimības. 1. daļa. Jelgava: LLU, 2001. 127 lpp. 3. Colville J., Berryhill D. Handbook of Zoonoses. Elsevier: Health Sciences Division. Salt Lake City, 2007. 272 p. 4. Trubka R. Mājdzīvnieku infekcijas slimības. 2. daļa. Jelgava: LLU. 2001.-214 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Challenges of animal health information systems and surveillance for animal diseases and zoonoses [tiešsaiste]. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011. 122 p. Pieejams: http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i2415e/i2415e00.htm
2. Palmer S.R. Oxford textbook of zoonoses :biology, clinical practice, and public health control. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. 2011. 884 p. 3. Radostits O.M., Blood D.C., Gay C.C. Veterinary Medicine. 8th ed. London: Bailliere Tindall. 1994.1763 p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. An International Journal on Animal Infection.EDP Sciences. ISSN: 1297-9716
2. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Blackwell Verlag GmbH. ISSN: 1865-1682 3. The Veterinary Journal. ELSEVIER. ISSN: 1090-0233 |
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