ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Animal Pathology
Areas: Animal Health
Center Faculty of Veterinary Science
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
OBJECTIVES OF PARASITOLOGY should include a range of knowledge as a basis for other disciplines tought in subsequent years, primarily with the Area Animal Health (Parasitic Diseases, Zoonoses and their Preventive Medicine).
- The student should acquire the basic concepts that form the Parasitology and understand the biological principles that govern the complex relationships established between parasites, their hosts and the environment.
- To know the scientific terms used in Veterinary Parasitology.
- Assess the importance of the presence and action of parasites on host species, including man.
- Recognize and differentiate the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of the parasitic agents affecting animals, and, knowing what taxa belong to the various parasites under study.
- To study the biological cycles of the major parasites that affect animals and humans (zoonoses).
- Determine the ability of the laboratory in the identification of parasitic agents and the limitations in the comprehensive diagnosis of parasitic infections.
- Manage the main bibliographical sources for the student to complete the study of Veterinary Parasitology.
B. CONTENTS
B.1. Expositive classes
Block I. General Part
- History of Parasitology: The formation of Parasitology at the Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
-The parasitism in the context of biological associations.
- Parasite relations / host.
- Spread of parasites.
- Parasitic ecology.
- Systematics, taxonomy and nomenclature in parasitology.
Block II. Protozoa
- General characteristics: morphology, physiology and biological biochemistry. Cycles and special features of the main protozoa of veterinary interest: SARCOMASTIGOPHORA, APICOMPLEXA. CILIOPHORA, MICROSPORIDIA and MIXOSPORIDIA.
Block III. Trematodes
- General characteristics: morphology, physiology and biochemistry. Biological cycles and special features of the main veterinary interest flukes: MONOGENEA. DIGENEA.
Block IV. Cestodes
- General characteristics: morphology, physiology and biochemistry. Biological cycles and special features of the main Cestodes of veterinary interest: PSEUDOFILIDEOS. CYCLOPHYLLIDEOS.
Block V. Nematodes
- General characteristics: morphology, physiology and biochemistry. Biological cycles and special features of the major nematodes of veterinary interest. ADENOPHOREA CLASS: ORDER ENOPLIDA. SECERNENTEA CLASS: ORDERS SPIRURIDA, FILARIA, RHABDITIDA, STRONGYLES, ASCARIDIA, OXYURA.
Block VI. Acanthocephali and Pentastomids
- General characteristics: morphological, physiological and biochemical. Cycles. Modes of transmission.
Block VII. Arthropods
- General characteristics: morphology, physiology and biochemistry. Nutritional aspects and players. Immune based responses against arthropod pests. Role of arthropod vector. Classification of arthropods of veterinary interest.
- Biological cycles of CLASS INSECTA: ORDENES HETEROPTERA, PHTHIRAPTERA, APHANIPTERA and DIPTERA (with special attention to myiasis producers).
- Biological cycles of CLASS ARACHNIDA: ORDERS ACARINA: SUBORDERS METASTIGMATA, MESOSTIGMATA, PROSTIGMATA y ASTIGMATA.
- General characteristics and biological cycles of the CLASS CRUSTACEA: SUBCLASES BRANCHYURA, COPEPODA and ISOPODA.
B.2. Interactives Class
- Including the identification of major arthropods, nematodes, cestodes, trematodes and protozoa of veterinary interest.
- 6 practices will be carried out:
- Practice 1: Protozoa.
- Practice 2: Cestodes and Trematodes.
- Practice 3: Nematodes I.
- Practice 4: Nematodes II.
- Practices 5: Acanthocephali, Pentastomids and Arthropods I.
- Practice 6: Arthropods II.
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- CORDERO, M. y ROJO, F.A. (1999). Parasitología Veterinaria. Ed. McGraw-Hill-Interamericana de España, S.A.U, Madrid.
- DEPLAZES, P.; ECKERT. J.; MATHIS, A.; SAMSON-HIMMELSTJERNA, G.; ZAHNER, H. (2016). Parasitology in Veterinary Medicine. Wageningen Academic Publishers. The Netherlands.
- GÁLLEGO BERENGUER, J. (2003). Manual de Parasitología. Morfología y biología de los parásitos de interés sanitario. Ed. Universidad de Barcelona. 2ª Edición.
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- KASSAI, T. (2002). Helmintología veterinaria. Ed. Acribia.S.A. Barcelona.
- KAUFMANN, J. (1996). Parasitic Infections of Domestic Animals. Ed. Birkhäuser Verlag. Basel.
- MEHLHORN, H. y PIEKARSKI, G. (1993). Fundamentos de Parasitología: parásitos del hombre y de los animales domésticos. Ed. Acribia, Zaragoza.
- THIENPONT, D; ROCHETTE, F; VANPARIJS, O.F.J. (1979). Diagnostic de verminose par examen coprologique Ed. Janssen Research Foundation. Belgique.
- TAIRA, N; ANDO, Y.; WILLIAMS, J.C. (2003). A Color Atlas of Clinical Helminthology of Dometic Animals. Edit. Elsevier.
- TAYLOR, M.A.; COOP, R.L.; WALL. R.L. (2007). Veterinary Parasitology. Third Edition. Blackwel. Australia
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- WEBSITES
- URL: http://www.parasitol.or.kr/
- URL: http://www.links2go.com/topic/Parasitology
- URL: http://parasitology.hallym.ac.kr/
- URL: http://paraserver.unibe.ch/
- URL: http://www.parasitology.org/homebase.htm
- URL: http://www.parasite.org.au/
- URL: http://www.bwfund.org/infectious_parasitology.htm
- URL: http://www.parasitologyindia.org/
- URL: http://www.cal.vet.upenn.edu/merial/
- URL: http://www.ivis.org
- Identification of the various stages of development of the parasites that affect farm animals and pets as well as the cause of zoonoses is the responsibility of Degree in Veterinary Medicine, so that the skills needed to obtain and / or isolation and culture is one of the skills to be acquired in this discipline. Moreover, the interactive sessions developed in the laboratory the student will acquire specific skills in managing optical teams.
- Students should acquire the following SKILLS:
- GENERAL: From general competencies outlined in the White Book for the Degree in Veterinary Medicine and specifically indicated to be developed in this subject, student must acquire the following skills:
- GVUSC01. Ability to learn and adapt.
- GVUSC02. Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
- GVUSC03. General knowledge of the work área.
- GVUSC06. Ability to work independently and in team.
- DISCIPLINARY
- CEDVUSC06. Knowing the basics of various biological agents of veterinary interest.
- ACADEMIC:
- CEAVUSC 04. Search and manage information relating to veterinary activity.
- CEAVUSC 06. Knowing how to find professional help and advice.
- CEAVUSC 08. Being aware of the need to keep knowledge, skills and attitudes of professional skills through a process of lifelong learning.
- TRANSVERSES:
- CTVUSC 02. Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated by various means, such as bibliographic information and the Internet, and analyze it critically.
- CTVUSC 03. Prepare and present organized and understandable text.
E. TEACHING METHODOLOGY
E.1. SCENARIO 1 (classroom teaching): with the sanitary measures provided by the USC.
The Expositive Classes will be face-to-face and will last approximately 50 minutes, according to the schedule approved by the Xunta de Facultade.
- The program is ordered by topic, but this does not mean that each of them corresponds exactly in time to the duration of a class.
- The following hours of exhibition sessions will be dedicated to each of the thematic blocks:
- Block I. General Part: 6 hours
- Block II. Protozoa: 8 hours
- Block III. Trematodes: 3 hours
- Block IV. Cestodes: 2 hours
- Block V. Nematodes: 8 hours Horas
- Block VI. Acanthocephali and Pentastomids: 1 hour
- Block VII. Arthropods: 7 hours.
- The schemes of the expositive and interactive classes will be available on the Virtual Campus.
- Attendance will be taken into account as a scale that indicates the degree of interest of the student.
- The Interactive or Practical Classes will be face-to-face and 20 hours of practices will be taught, which are distributed in 6 regulated sessions that will be held in the Parasitology Laboratory. However, each laboratory group of 20 students will be subdivided into 2 subgroups of 10 students (e.g. Group 1, subgroup a and Group 1, subgroup b). Half of the time of each practice, one of the subgroups will be in the Laboratory with the teacher and the other will go to the study room or to the room enabled by the Faculty to prepare the Memory of said Practice, after this time each subgroup will change stage.
- The six practical sessions will have a duration of:
- Practice 1: Protozoa. 4 hours (1.5 hours in the laboratory + 2.5 hours in the study room).
- Practice 2: Cestodes and Trematodes. 4 hours (1.5 hours in the laboratory + 2.5 hours in the study room). - Practice 3: Nematodes I. 3 hours (1.5 hours in the laboratory + 1.5 hours in the study room).
- Practice 4: Nematodes II. 3 hours (1.5 hours in the laboratory + 1.5 hours in the study room).
- Practice 5: Acanthocephali, Pentastomids and Arthropods I. 3 hours (1.5 hours in the laboratory + 1.5 hours in the study room).
- Practice 6: Arthropods II. 3 hours (1.5 hours in the laboratory + 1.5 hours in the study room).
- The week after completing each of the 6 practices, the students will deliver the memory corresponding to the practice they have done the previous week, through the Virtual Campus activities forum.
E.2. In SCENARIOS 2 (distancing) and 3 (closing of facilities), the Expositive Classes will be taught telematically, through the synchronous modality and using the Virtual Campus computer tool.
-In addition to the diagrams of the expository and practical classes, these will be completed by the teachers using the Virtual Campus computer tools.
- Students who “connect” to the Virtual Campus will be monitored, as well as their participation in classes and the proposed self-evaluations.
- The New Forum of the Virtual Campus will be used to notify students of the news that is produced throughout the course.
In Scenario 2, the Interactive Classes will be taught as in Scenario 1 (subgroups of 10 students).
In Scenario 3, the Interactive Classes will be telematics, using the synchronous modality and using the Virtual Campus computer tool, teaching the same program as in Scenario 1.
- In both scenarios (2 and 3), the week following the end of each of the 6 practices, the students will submit the memory corresponding to the practice they carried out the previous week, through the Virtual Campus activities forum.
G. SEMINARS
G.1. SCENARIO 1 (in-class teaching): They will be taught in groups of 40 students.
- During the course, students must attend four hours of seminar and in them special emphasis will be placed on the main biological cycles of parasites of importance in veterinary medicine, while emphasizing the basic concepts that students must know to overcome. The matter.
- In these seminars the participation of the student will be valued and will serve for the teachers to value the knowledge and skills that the students are acquiring.
G.2. In SCENARIOS 2 (distancing) and 3 (closure of facilities) they will be taught telematically, using the synchronous modality and using the Virtual Campus computer tool, teaching the same program as in Scenario 1.
H. TUTORIES
H.1. SCENARIO 1 (in-class teaching):
- The First Tutoring will be face-to-face with all the students, in which the operating rules of the subject will be given, explaining the importance of attending the lectures, practices, seminars and tutorials. The bases for the evaluation that will allow passing the subject will also be exposed. However, the teachers will be in their respective offices throughout the course to help students to better understand this subject. Students should contact, previously by email, the teachers to arrange the tutoring time, in order to resolve the doubts that arose in the preparation of the discipline.
H.2. In SCENARIOS 2 (distancing) and 3 (closure of facilities) the tutorials will be taught telematically, using the synchronous modality and using the Virtual Campus computer tool, for which the students will contact the teachers by email or by Virtual campus.
In the 3 Scenarios (face-to-face teaching, distancing and closing of the facilities) in the cases of fraudulent completion of the exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for the Evaluation of the Academic Performance of Students and Review of Grades will apply.
F. LEARNING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
F.1. SCENARIO 1 (classroom teaching):
- For the final assessment of the students, the following will be done:
- During the expositive sessions, written and oral questions will be asked. The obtained score will suppose 10% of the final grade.
- Assessment of interactive or practical classes: the active participation of the student in said sessions will be valued; as well as the memory of each of the practices that they must carry out.
- A recognition exam will be carried out using projected images of 20 parasitic forms that have been seen during the practical sessions.
- This test will be face-to-face and the score obtained will represent 20% of the final grade.
- Students who pass the practices (attendance, memory and exam) will keep the pass in subsequent courses, exempting them from taking this part in subsequent courses. However, students who have not passed the whole subject, the next course must attend the theoretical classes and take the corresponding assessment tests.
- Final theoretical assessment: there will be a final face-to-face test by formulating 8 development questions, which will correspond:
- 1 of thematic block I (General).
- 2 of thematic block II (Protozoa).
- 1 of thematic block III (Trematodes) or of thematic block IV (Cestodes).
- 2 of thematic block V (Nematodes).
- 2 of thematic blocks VI and VII (Acanthocephali / Pentastomids and Arthropods).
- Each question will be scored out of a maximum of 10 points. To pass this test, the average minimum mark must be 5 out of 10. In the questions in each of the blocks, it is necessary to obtain a minimum score of 3 points to compensate with the rest of the scores obtained in this test. The obtained score will suppose 70% of the final grade. The remaining 30% will correspond to 20% of the continuous evaluation of the expository classes and 10% of the interactive classes, so the continuous evaluation will suppose 30% of the final grade.
F.2. In SCENARIOS 2 (distance), to assess the knowledge acquired in the Expositive Classes throughout the semester, students will have to perform tests using the Virtual Campus and the obtained score will suppose 10% of the final grade.
- To assess the knowledge acquired in the Practical Classes, the active participation of the student in those sessions will be considered; as well as the memory of each practices that they must carry out.
- A synchronous exam will be carried out using the Virtual Campus tools, in which students must recognize the parasitic forms present in 20 projected images. The qualifications in this section will mean 20% of the final grade.
- At the end of the semester, a final theoretical exam will be carried out in the classrooms of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine if the hygienic and sanitary conditions allow it; otherwise, which a synchronous and objective test exam will be performed using the MS Teams application.
- For grading the objective tests carried out before or after the expository sessions as well as the Practical Classes and the final theoretical Test:
- The synchronous mode will be used through the Virtual Campus.
- The questionnaire will be carried out with a predetermined duration.
- The evidence will be made by registering the tests.
- Students must identify themselves by entering the system with their corporate passwords.
- A time limit will be established for the delivery of the test.
-In both cases, the final qualification of the theorical part will mean a 70% of the final qualification.
-In the Scenario 3, expositive and practical sessions will be graded using telematic channels according to that previously described in the Scenario 2.
- In the 3 Scenarios (face-to-face teaching, distancing and closing of the facilities) in the cases of fraudulent completion of the exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for the Evaluation of the Academic Performance of Students and Review of Grades will apply.
Hours: 60 h (35h exhibition; 20 hours of laboratory, 4 h and 1 h of seminars tutoring).
Non-contact hours: 90 h (Study individual, 60 h; practice report development, 20 h; bibliographic searches, 7 h; exams 3 h)
Total workload: 150 hours
- Experience in the years we have devoted to the teaching of this subject leads us to recommend students continued study of matter and make outlines and summaries to help them compare features of different parasitic groups and different possible biological cycles. This will help to consolidate knowledge and avoid the confusions that arise when trying to memorize the subject with the only aim of passing the final exam.
- Is essential to follow the practice sessions and the development of a notebook, to have direct knowledge about the different groups and species of parasites, and their respective stages of development. This teaching involves the direct participation of the student means the consolidation of theoretical notions.
- We recommend visiting the various websites listed in the bibliography, in order to complete the knowledge and to extract material for the realization of personal work.
- It is also recommended that students raised the doubts that often arise and use the tutorials for teachers responsible for this activity to be positive and complement their training.
K. OBSERVATIONS
- In accordance with the guidelines of the USC, the following CONTIGENCE PLAN is established, relative to the Teaching and Assessment Methodology.
K.1. TEACHING METHODOLOGY
- In SCENARIOS 2 (distancing) and 3 (closure of facilities), in the event that face-to-face teaching has to be interrupted, the Expositive Classes will be taught telematically, through the synchronous modality and using the Campus computer tool Virtual.
-In addition to the diagrams of the expository and practical classes, these will be completed by the teachers using the Virtual Campus computer tools.
- Students who “connect” to the Virtual Campus will be monitored, as well as their participation in classes and the proposed self-evaluations.
- The News Forum of the Virtual Campus will be used to notify students of the news that is produced throughout the course.
- In SCENARIO 2, Interactive Classes will be taught as in Scenario 1 (subgroups of 10 students).
In SCENARIO 3, the interactive classes will be telematics, using the synchronous modality and using the Virtual Campus computer tool, teaching the same program as in Scenario 1.
- The week after finishing each of the 6 practices, the students will deliver the memory corresponding to the practice they have done the previous week, through the Virtual Campus activities forum.
- The Seminars and the Tutorials will be taught telematically, through the synchronous modality and through the Virtual Campus computer tool.
K.2. LEARNING ASSESSMENT
In SCENARIOS 2 and 3: objective tests of the test type will be carried out to assess the knowledge acquired in the Expositive Classes.
- During or after the expositive sessions, written and oral questions will be asked. The obtained score will suppose 10% of the final grade.
- To assess the knowledge acquired in the Practical Classes, the active participation of the student in said sessions will be taken into account; as well as the memory of each of the practices that they must carry out.
- A synchronous telematics examination will be carried out, using the Virtual Campus computer tools, in which the recognition will be carried out using projected images of 20 parasitic forms. Passing this section will mean 20% of the final grade.
- At the end of the semester, a final theoretical exam will be carried out in the classrooms of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine if the hygienic and sanitary conditions allow it; otherwise, which a synchronous and objective test exam will be performed using the MS Teams application. In both cases, the final qualification of the theorical part will mean a 70% of the final qualification.
- In the 3 sections to assess the objective tests carried out before or after the expository sessions, the Practical Classes and the final theoretical Test:
- The synchronous mode will be used through the Virtual Campus computer tool.
- The questionnaire will be carried out with a predetermined duration.
- The evidence will be made by registering the evidence.
- Students must identify themselves by entering the system with their corporate passwords.
- A time limit will be established for the delivery of the test.
- The final score will be: 10% (tests during or after the lectures), 20% (practical classes), so the continuous assessment will be 30% and 70% final theoretical test.
Rita Sánchez-Andrade Fernández
- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Health
- rita.sanchez-andrade [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
María Patrocinio Morrondo Pelayo
Coordinador/a- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Health
- patrocinio.morrondo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
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