Unit DOMESTIC ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- GP001200
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Fabrizia Veronesi
- Teachers
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- Manuela Diaferia (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 65 ore (Codocenza) - Manuela Diaferia
- CFU
- 5
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2017
- Offered
- 2018/19
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline delle malattie infettive ed infestive
- Academic discipline
- VET/06
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- English
- Contents
- The Program includes an introductory part concerning the general aspects of Parasitology: the concept of parasitism, pathways of propagation and elimination of parasites, the pathogenic actions of parasites, damage caused to the host and its reactions, the technical-scientific terminology.
Following are taken into consideration the different parasitic groups belonging to the group of protozoa, helminths, arthropods and fungi of particular importance for their impact on animal and human health.
For each group of pests the following topics are examined: taxonomy, morphology, biological cycle and epidemiological aspects. - Reference texts
- Material that can be consulted and downloaded from the "Unistudium" platform (link) and provided during the lectures in the form of slides.
Recommended textbooks:Taylor M. A., Coop R. L., Wall R. L.: Parassitologia e Malattie Parassitarie degli animali. I Ed. Italiana, 2010, EMSI Roma;
Piergili Fioretti D., Moretti A. : Fondamenti di Parassitologia e Malattie Parassitarie degli animali domestici. 2017, EMSI Roma;
Genchi M., traldi G., Genc hi C.: Manuale di Parassitologia Veterinaria. 2010, Ambrosiana Milano - Educational objectives
- The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge of the terminology, taxonomy, morphology, epidemiology and biological cycles of protozoa, helminths, arthropods and mycetes of greater relevance and importance in Veterinary Medicine.
The final goal of the module is to provide a basic preparation to deal with the study of Parasitic Diseases. - Teaching methods
- Theoretical activity: detailed lessons on all parasites included in the program, to be carried out in a classroom of the educational pole.
Practical activity: attendance of educational laboratories for the acquisition of the recognition of parasitic elements and identification keys. - Extended program
- Theoretical lessons- Introduction to parasitism: biological associations, concept of parasite, host, vector, biological cycle, pathways of penetration and elimination, pathogenic action of parasites, host-parasite relationships and adaptations of parasites, classification and taxonomy of pests, parasites and public health, zoonosis (2 h).
Taxonomy and generality of the Phylum of the Arthropods (1 h); from the etiology to the epidemiology of the following families of the Arachnida Class: Family Ixodidae (hard ticks) ed Argasidae (soft ticks) (2 h), Sarcoptidae, Psoroptidae, Demodicidae, Cheyletiellidae, Trombiculidae (3 h); from the etiology to the epidemiology of the following families of the Insecta Class: Family Cimicidae, Reduvidae, Psychodidae, Culicidae, Tabanidae, Muscidae, Hippoboscidae, Glossinidae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae (2 h), Oestridae, Haematopinidae, Linognatidae, Pediculidae, Trichodectidae (2 h).
Taxonomic classification, epidemiological aspects of yeast and mycelial mushrooms of sanitary-zoonotic interest. (Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Deuteromycota): general characters and classification of mycetes (2 h); main mycoses in veterinary medicine (2 h).
Taxonomy and generality of the Phylum of the Platelminti (1 h); from the etiology to the epidemiology of the following families (genera) of the Class Trematoda: Family Fasciolidae (Fasciola) (1 h), Dicrocoelidae (Dicrocoelium) (1 h), Opisthorchiidae (Opisthorchis, Clonorchis) (1/2 h), Paramphistomidae, Paragonimidae e Schistosomatidae (1/2 h); from the etiology to the epidemiology of the following families of the Class Cestoda: Family Diphyllobothriidae (1 h), Anoplocephalidae (1 h), Taenidae (1 h), Dilepidiidae (1/2 h), Mesocestoididae (1/2 h).
Taxonomy and generality of the Nematelminti Phylum (1 h); from the etiology to the epidemiology of the following families of the Nematoda Class:Family Trichuridae (1/2 h), Anisakidae, (1/2 h) Ascaridiidae (3 h), Oxyuridiae (1/2 h), Trichostrongyloididae, (1 h) Strongilidae (1 h), Ancylostomatidae 1 h), Metastrongilidae (1/2 h), Filariidae (1 h), Spiruridae (1 h).
Taxonomy and generality of the Protozoa Phylum (1 h); dall'eziologia alla epidemiologia dei seguenti famiglie (genera) del Regno Protista: Trypanosomatidae (Leishmania, Tripanosoma) (2 h), Trichomonadidae (Trichomonas, Tritrichomonas), Diplomonadidae (Giardia), Endamoebidae (Entamoeba) (2 h), Babesidae (Babesia), Theileriidae (Theileria, Cytauxzoon) (h 2); nosematidae (Encephalitozoon) (1/2 h), Eimeriidae (Eimeria, Isospora), Family Sarcocistidae (Toxoplasma, Sarcocystis, Neospora, Besnoitia, Hammondia) (2 h), Hepatozoidae (Hepatozoon) (1/2 h), Cryptosporidiidae (Cryptosporidium) (2 h).
PRATICAL LESSONS- The objective of the practical part of teaching is to make the student acquire the ability to recognize the parasites in the various morphotypes through the macroscopic and microscopic observation of their morphometric characteristics starting from pathological and parasitic isolated materials.
Introduction to practical parasitology laboratory activities (2 h).
Phylum Mycotica: methods of sampling, cultivation, both macroscopic recognition of colonies and microscopic of the main fungi of veterinary interest (2 h).
Phylum Artropodi, Class Arachnida, Order Acarina: methods of collection, collection, transport and storage of the main arthropods of veterinary interest (2 h); macroscopic observation and microscopy of morphological characteristics and identification keys (2 h).
Phylum Protozoi:identification of parasitic elements (2h)
Phylum Platelminti: macroscopic observation and microscopy of morphological characteristics and identification keys (2 h).
Phylum Nematelminti:macroscopic observation and microscopy of morphological characteristics and identification keys (2 h).
Preparation of slides by the students of the main pests and their possible carriers (2 h).