44420 - Infectious Diseases of Cats and Dogs

Academic Year 2010/2011

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Long cycle 2nd degree programme in Veterinary Medicine (cod. 0487)

Learning outcomes

The course has the aim to give an in-depth knowledge of the main infectious diseases of dogs and cats

Course contents

Infectious diseases of dog:
•    
 Canine Herpesvirus Infection
•    Leptospirosis
•    Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis-Kennel Cought
•    Canine Viral Enteritis
•    Canine Ehrilichiosis
Infectious diseases of cat
•    Feline Panleukopenia
•    Feline Infectious Peritonitis
•    Feline Respiratory Disease (Feline Herpesvirus, Feline Calicivirus, Chlamydophila felis)
•    Feline Leukemia Infection
•    Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
•    Feline Bartonellosis

Readings/Bibliography

Infectious diseases of the dog & cat. Craig E. Greene. III edition. Ed. Saunders

Teaching methods

Power point presentations

Assessment methods

Mutiple choice test during and at the end of the course (not compulsary).
Oral examination

Teaching tools

Projector, PC, movies

Office hours

See the website of Mara Battilani