20I4I02 - Tropical diseases

Course specification
Course title		Tropical diseases
Acronym		20I4I02
Study programme		Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study		Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Sonja Radojičić prof. dr Nevenka Aleksić prof. dr Dragan Bacić prof. dr Sonja Obrenović doc. dr Danica Bogunović doc. dr Nataša Stević
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		doc. dr Danica Bogunović doc. dr Nataša Stević
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		2.0	Status	elective
Condition		Enrolled semester in which the course is taken	Oblik uslovljenosti
The goal		Acquiring knowledge of morphology and biology of pathogens related to tropical and subtropical areas; epizootiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis, treatment and control of diseases, in order to prevent the introduction of the causes of tropical diseases in our country and train veterinarians to independently solve problems related to the occurrence of tropical diseases.
The outcome		The student should know the epizootiology of the disease, pathogenesis, etiological characteristics and conditions for the development of pathogens, clinical and pathomorphological characteristics of the disease important for recognition, be able to apply the appropriate method for sampling, isolation and identification of pathogens, understand the complexity of factors contributing, maintenance and spread tropical infections as well as the pathogenic action of the causative agent on the host; is able to diagnose and apply adequate methods in the fight against tropical diseases.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Analysis of the risk of occurrence and spread, control and eradication measures, impact on the economic and socio-economic position of the country. Epizootiology of diseases caused by arboviruses, epizootiological factors of the sub-saharan region, effective contacts between wildlife and domestic animal species in Africa. Vectors of tropical and exotic animal diseases (ticks, Muscide, Tabanide, Culicoides, mosquitoes). Infections of domestic and wild animal species in the sub-saharan region and the Far East caused by viruses, bacteria, piroplasmas and systemic mycoses. Tropical helminthiasis and parasitosis. Models of active district supervision, prophylaxis measures and education of the population.
Contents of exercises		Introduction to laboratory techniques and clinical procedures in the diagnosis of tropical diseases, as well as measures for treatment and control of diseases.
Literature
Radojičić S, Valčić M, Đuričić B: Infektivne bolesti životinja - specijalni deo, Naučna KMD, Beograd, 2011. Jukić B: Tropske zarazne bolesti životinja, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2003. Aleksić N: Parazitske bolesti (specijalni deo), Autorovo izdanje, Beograd, 2004. Dimitrijević S: Dijagnostika parazitskih bolesti, FVM, Beograd, 1999.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
1	1
Methods of teaching		Theoretical classes with interactive learning, with the application of audio-visual methods (PowerPoint, movies), practical work in the laboratory and practice of methods for diagnosing tropical diseases.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper
Practical lessons		10	Oral examination	60
Projects
Colloquia		10
Seminars		10