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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Students with enrolment in BSc Animal Health or Animal Science major need completion of pre-requisites BIO152 Foundations of Cell Biology; Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology; Cell Biology.
Students with enrolment in BSc (Veterinary Biology)/DVM (B1330): successful completion of all BSc (Veterinary Biology)/DVM Part I units, or accepted equivalents.

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Learning outcomes

1.
Be able to describe viral taxonomy, structure and replication strategies, and use this to explain general aspects of viral epidemiology including spread, infectivity and decontamination principles.
2.
Be able to list the major viral groups taught in the course, and explain, with examples, how knowing the members of these groups can often enable prediction of target organs or disease.
3.
Be able to list and describe the viral pathogens endemic to Australia which have a particular impact on livestock and small animal species, and those exotic to Australia which are of particular importance (for example the vesicular diseases). Describe the aspects of some of the endemic viral diseases for which an exotic disease is a differential diagnosis.
4.
Be able to describe the principles of bacterial taxonomy, and aspects of bacteria which affect their pathogenicity and treatment.
5.
Be able to list bacterial species of veterinary importance in Australia and describe the diseases they cause.
6.
Explain the concepts of developing antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship.
7.
Describe vaccination principles as they apply to veterinary bacterial and viral diseases.
8.
Describe basic principles of the diseases caused by rickettsia, mycoplasma, chlamydia and fungi of veterinary importance.
9.
Be able to perform basic bacteriological and virological laboratory tests, and apply results from these to disease diagnosis or microbe identification.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

The unit content is split into 2 distinct sections. The first half of the unit consists of 18 lectures focused on aspects of virology (including a single introductory lecture on rickettsia and chlamydia), and the second half of the unit is focused on bacteriology, also consisting of 18 lectures (with an introductory lecture on fungi and mycoplasma). The unit laboratory/workshop sessions are also separated into two streams. The first stream consists of workshop sessions on immunology/vaccinology to give students a basic background in vaccination, and practical laboratory classes examining basic diagnostic techniques used in virology. The second stream consists of bacteriology laboratories where students will gain practical experience in microbiology and bacterial identification.