Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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4315915 Zoonoses and One Health | OB | 0 | 1 |
As a requirement for admission you must have one of the Degrees listed below:
Graduate, Bachelor or Diploma in the field of Health Sciences (Veterinary Science, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Science and Food Technology, Animal Science and Health, Biomedicine, Psychology, among others), Life Sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Zoology, Botany, Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental Sciences, Agronomic Engineering, Forestry, among others) or equivalent
This module will present the general concepts of zoonoses. The evolutionary mechanisms allowing persistence of infectious agents will be also presented. Current and future therapeutic agents or strategies will be discussed. The relevance of the above mentioned topics in public health will be evaluated.
Major topics will be programmed as monographic sessions that will comprehensively cover the different aspect of the biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, control and prophylaxis of each pathogen. In these sessions, round table discussions under the One Health approach will be held with the participation of lecturers and students.
Before each session, students must read scientific papers or technical documents related to the topic for their subsequent group discussion. Autonomous work is required for the preparation of questions, exercises and/or cases.
- Introduction to zoonoses and etiologic agents
- Antimicrobial resistance
- New treatments and therapeutical approaches
- Major Viral Zoonoses
- Major Bacterial Zoonoses
- Major Parasitic Zoonoses
- Zoonotic mycoses
Guided |
Supervised |
Autonomous |
|
Hours |
76 |
30 |
119 |
On-site class |
100% |
10% |
0% |
◊ Guided activity:
Master classes / Lectures
Seminars
Debates
Practical activities in the laboratory
◊ Supervised activity:
Tutorials
Resolution of cases / exercises in virtual format
◊ Autonomous activity:
Reading of articles and technical documents of interest
Personal study
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures, seminars, debates and practical activities | 76 | 3.04 | 3, 1, 2, 8, 7, 5, 6, 9, 10, 4, 12 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Resolution of cases and exercises in virtual format. Tutorials | 30 | 1.2 | 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 4, 12 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading of papers and scientific-technical documents related to major and endemic zoonoses. Autonomous study | 119 | 4.76 | 1, 2, 8, 7, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 |
|
Weight Final Mark |
Attendance and active participation in class |
10 |
Attendance and active participation in the laboratory practices |
20 |
Self-learning activities and oral expositions |
30 |
Evaluation tests of theoretical and practical content or synthesis activities |
40 |
A. The assessment of the students will be done through a combination of criteria:
- Attendance to lectures and participation in the activities carried out individually or in groups during those sessions (10%). Non justified absences for a given activity are not accepted. In case of a justified absence (illness, etc.), the qualification of this activity will be considered but restrictions may apply.
- Attendance and participation in the laboratory practical lectures (20%). All activities and exercises will be assessed. The acquisition of laboratory skills and competences will be assessed as well (continous assesement).
- Self-learning and oral presentation (30%). The assessment will take into account the quality and clarity of the presentation and the knowledge demonstrated during the discussion of the subject.
- Synthesis exam (40%). It will include questions on all the topics covered throughout the module. A minimum grade of 4/10 will be required. In case of not reaching the minimum mark, resit exam of similar characteristics will be taken.
B. In order to pass this module, compulsory attendance is required at a minimum of 80% of the on-site class hours of the module. The final average grade of the module must be equal to or greater than 5 out of 10.
C. In the case of failing to pass, the students will have an additional opportunity consisting in a synthesis exam in which they must to obtain at least 5 out of 10 points.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Attendance and active participation in the laboratory practices | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7, 5, 11 |
Attendance and active participation in the lectures. Continuous assessment | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 8, 7, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 |
Self-learning activities | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 4 |
Tests of theoretical-practical contents or synthesis activities | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3, 1, 2, 8, 7, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 4, 12 |
- David González-Barrio (Ed.). Zoonoses and Wildlife: One Health Approach. Animals, Special Issue, April 2022. MDPI, Basel. ISBN: 9783036537351. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-3735-1
- John Mackenzie & Martyn Jeggo (Eds.). One Health and Zoonoses. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Special Issue, August 2019. MDPI, Basel. ISBN: 9783039212965. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03921-296-5
- Jakob Zinsstag, Esther Schelling, David Waltner-Toews, Maxine Whittaker, Marcel Tanner (Editors). One health: the theory and practice of integrated health approaches. CAB International, 2015. ISBN: 9781780643410 (Available for downloading online)
- Glenda Dvorak, James A. Roth, Gregory C. Gray, Bruce Kaplan, DVM. Zoonoses: Protecting People and Their Pets. First Edition, 2013. The Center for Food Security and Public Health, ISBN: 9780984627035
- Pedro N. (2003). Zoonoses and communicable diseases common to man and animals. Vols I, II and III. Pan American Health Organization, 3rd. Edition, 2003. Downloadable from the web https://www.paho.org
Vol. 1: Bacterioses and mycoses
Vol. 2: Chlamydioses, rickettsioses, and viroses
Vol. 3: Parasitoses
Internet resources:
https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/zoonoses/
https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/one-health/
https://www.oie.int/en/what-we-do/global-initiatives/one-health/
http://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/zoonotic-diseases.html
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zoonoses
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