Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Veterinary Science (Volume 4 page 248)
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Year 2 Veterinary Science.
Note: Special requirements: A clean white laboratory coat, coverslips, forceps and a permanent marker pen.
Coordinator: Dr G Browning.
Contact: 55 hours of lectures, 108 hours of practical work and tutorials, 45 hours of computer-assisted instruction.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should:
- possess the essential information on the important characteristics of bacteria, fungi and viruses and the way they exert their pathogenic effects and produce clinical signs of disease;
- understand the distribution of microbes in nature and the manner by which those of veterinary importance are spread;
- be familiar with the methods of disinfection and sterilisation and their use in practice;
- understand the principles of anti-microbial therapy;
- understand the need for rational judgments in the use of antimicrobial therapy;
- understand the immune response to infection and possible abnormalities of the response;
- understand the principles and use of vaccines in the control of infectious diseases;
- be familiar with the methods of diagnosis of infectious diseases;
- understand the principles of non-therapeutic control measures;
- understand approaches to the diagnosis of infectious disease (including the isolation and identification of pathogens and their detection using immunoassays); and
- possess the skills required to be efficient managers of information.
Content:
General microbiology; immunology; host-parasite relationships; systematic bacteriology and mycology; general virology; systematic virology; exercises in general microbiology and immunology.
Assessment:
A 2-hour written examination in general microbiology and immunology (mid-year). A 1.5 hour written examination and a 1-hour practical examination in virology at the end of the year. A 2-hour computer-based open book examination in systematic bacteriology and mycology at the end of the year. Progressive assessment of systematic bacteriology and mycology including computer quizzes, written reports and presentation of a seminar.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Veterinary Science (Volume 4 page 248)
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