Maricopa Community Colleges  ANS223AA   20064-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/28/06
ANS223AA 20064-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Animal Diseases
Study of common infectious, parasitic, metabolic, immunologic, and degenerative diseases of domestic animals. Infectious disease transmission, mechanisms of disease, the host-parasite relationship, and host responses to disease agents. Clinical signs and management of common diseases. Life cycles of common parasites. Principles of disease prevention, environmental management, vaccination, and zoonosis. Diagnostic techniques including gross and microscopic identifciation of common animal pathogens. Prerequisites: ANS222 and (BIO100 or one year of high school biology with a grade of C or better).
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ANS223AA   20064-99999 Animal Diseases
1. Describe mechanisms of pathophysiology and the classification of diseases. (I)
2. Identify and discuss the elements of animal host defenses against disease and the processes of immune response and vaccination. (II)
3. Identify major groups of infectious disease agents, sources of infection, and modes of transmission in animals. (III)
4. Describe the common diseases of animals in terms of their etiology, modes of transmission, natural history or life cycle, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnostic procedures, clinical management, and prevention. (IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X,XI,XII, XIII)
5. Identify and describe important infectious diseases caused by microorganisms in dogs and cats. (IV,V)
6. Identify and describe the life cycles and control of important internal and external parasites of dogs, cats, horses, ruminants, swine, poultry, and selected laboratory animals. (VI)
7. Identify and describe non-infectious diseases of dogs and cats by the body systems effected. (VII)
8. Identify and describe important diseases of horses. (VIII)
9. Identify and describe important diseases of ruminants. (IX)
10. Identify and describe important diseases of swine. (X)
11. Identify and describe important diseases of poultry. (XI)
12. Identify and describe important diseases of selected laboratory animals. (XII)
13. Identify and describe important diseases of selected exotic animals. (XIII)
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ANS223AA   20064-99999 Animal Diseases
    I. Mechanisms and Classification of Diseases
        A. Mechanisms of pathophysiology
          1. Homeostasis
          2. Cell injury and cell death
          3. Inflammation
          4. Signs of disease
        B. Role of the host: resistance vs. susceptibility
          1. Species-specific factors
          2. Age factors
          3. Nutrition
          4. Passive and acquired immunity
        C. Role of the agent: pathogenic properties
        D. Role of the environment
          1. Environmental stress
          2. Sanitation and environmental management
        E. Classification of diseases
      II. Host Defenses Against Disease
          A. Non-specific defense mechanisms
          B. Specific defense mechanisms: the immune system
            1. Elements of the cellular immune system
            2. Elements of the humoral immune system
            3. The immune response and active immunity
            4. Principles of vaccination
            5. Non-adaptive immune responses
        III. Veterinary Clinical Microbiology of Infectious Disease
            A. Groups of infectious microorganisms
              1. Viruses
              2. Bacteria
              3. Fungi and yeast
            B. Sources of infection
              1. Animal sources
              2. The environment and fomites
            C. Modes of transmission
              1. Direct
              2. Indirect
              3. Portals of entry
            D. Zoonosis
          IV. Infectious Diseases of Dogs
              A. Viral
              B. Bacterial
              C. Fungal
            V. Infectious Diseases of Cats
                A. Viral
                B. Bacterial
                C. Fungal
              VI. Veterinary Clinical Parasitology
                  A. External parasites affecting
                    1. Dogs
                    2. Cats
                    3. Horses
                    4. Ruminants
                    5. Swine
                    6. Poultry
                    7. Laboratory animals
                  B. Internal parasites
                    1. Dogs
                    2. Cats
                    3. Horses
                    4. Ruminants
                    5. Swine
                    6. Poultry
                    7. Laboratory animals
                VII. Non-infectious Diseases of Dogs and Cats
                    A. Cardiovascular/respiratory diseases
                    B. Gastrointestinal diseases
                    C. Hematological/immunological diseases
                    D. Urinary system diseases
                    E. Endocrine and metabolic diseases
                    F. Neoplasia
                  VIII. Diseases of Horses
                      A. Infectious
                      B. Dental
                      C. Lameness
                      D. Other non-infectious
                    IX. Diseases of Ruminants
                        A. Infectious
                        B. Digestive and metabolic
                        C. Other non-infectious
                      X. Diseases of Swine
                          A. Infectious
                          B. Non-infectious
                        XI. Diseases of Poultry
                            A. Infectious
                            B. Non-infectious
                          XII. Diseases of Laboratory Animals
                              A. Infectious
                              B. Non-infectious
                            XIII. Diseases of Exotic Animals
                                A. Infectious
                                B. Non-infectious
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