University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest

After absolving the subject the students will be able to

·      recognise the clinical signs and post mortem lesions of the infectious diseases of animals,

·      promote and facilitate the diagnosis of infectious diseases of animals by appropriate sampling,

·      diagnose infectious diseases of animals by using laboratory methods,

·      evaluate the results of diagnostic tests of infectious diseases of animals,

·      treat and prevent infectious diseases,

·      introduce and implement preventive measures,

·      apply appropriate veterinary and public health measures.

·      László Fodor dr. full professor

·      Miklós Tenk dr. associate professor

·      Márta Lőrincz  dr. assistant professor

·      Petra Forgách  dr. assistant professor

·      Anna Kollár dr. assistant professor

·      Levente Szeredi  dr. assistant professor

·      András Marosi dr. assistant professor

·      The class is divided at the plenary practicals.

·      The topic of the plenary practicals is the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases in different animal species.

·      Attending plenary practicals is compulsory. In the case of absence – including the justified ones (e.g. clinical work) – missing practicals have to be retaken. Retake happens in the form of a written exam, where some questions are put related to the study material of the practical.

·      Plenary practicals are held in the form of two-hour-long sessions from 25 October 2023.

·      Aiello, S.E. (Ed. ch.): The Merck Veterinary Manual 11^th Ed. Merck & Co. Inc. 2016 (www.msdvetmanual.com)

·      Gyles, C.L. et al. (Eds): Pathogenesis in bacterial infections in animals. 4^th Ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

·      http://www.oie.int

·      Peek, S. – Divers, T.J. (Eds.): Rebhun’s diseases of dairy cattle 3^rd Ed. Saunders, 2018

·      Sellon, D.C., Long, M.T. (Eds) Equine infectious Diseases. 2^nd Ed. Elsevier, 2014.

·      Swayne, E.D. (Ed. ch.): Diseases of poultry. 14^th Ed. Blackwell. 2019

·      Sykes, J.: Greene’s Infectious diseases of the dog and cat. 5^th. Ed., Saunders. 2016.

·      Timoney, J.F. et al. (Eds.): Hagan and Brunner’s Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 8^th Ed. Comstock Publishing Associates 1988.

·      Zimmerman, J.J. et al. (Eds.): Diseases of swine. 11^th Ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2019.

·      Downloadable documents: Lecture materials are continuously uploaded on the moodle homepage. Presentations from the previous academic are also available here in order to support students in making own notes.

-Introduction

-Digestive tract

-Respiratory tract

-Skin/integument

-Diseases causing septicaemia and viraemia

-Urinary and genital tract

-Abortion

-Nervous system

-Zoonoses

-Notifiable diseases

-Introduction

-Digestive tract

-Respiratory tract

-Skin/integument

-Urinary and genital tract

-Diseases causing septicaemia and viraemia

-Abortion

-Nervous system

-Zoonoses

-Notifiable diseases

-Introduction

-Digestive tract

-Respiratory tract

-Skin/integument

-Diseases causing septicaemia and viraemia

-Urinary and genital tract

-Abortion

-Nervous system

-Zoonoses

-Notifiable diseases

·      There are two written midterm tests; their result is the basis of the practical grade.

·      The midterms are on the dates indicated below. The first midterm includes topics up to the lecture on  05 October 2023, and in the second one, there will be questions about the diseases discussed up to the lecture on 10 November inclusive.

·      The midterms will be paper-based written exams starting at 07.15, at the University.

·      There will be 80 true-false statements in each written test.

·      Evaluation: Excellent (75-80 points), Good (70-74 points), Satisfactory (65-69 points), Pass (60-64 points). Fail (59 points or less)

·      There will be a retake after each midterm and a re-retake at the end of the semester for those students that were absent or failed at the test.

·      The semester can be accepted if both tests are written at least at a pass (Note 2) level.

·      Midterms and retakes:

·      The class will be divided into 2 for the midterms

·      In the plenary practical retake, 3 questions will be put on the topic of the missed practical