Syllabus for VMPM 536

Syllabus for VMPM 536 Zoonoses – Spring Term 2011

Instructor in Charge – Dr. C.O. Thoen [email protected], 294-7608 Class meets on Tuesdays 5 to 8 pm

1/11 Brucella, Bacillus, and Listeria – Dr. C. Thoen

1/18 Mycobacterium and Rhodococcus – Dr. C. Thoen

1/25 Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Erysipelothrix,– Dr. Thoen

2/1 Clostridium – Dr. R. Rosenbusch

Antibiotic Resistance in bacteria – Dr. S. Hurd

2/8 Salmonella – Dr. N. Cornick

Escherichia coli and Shigella – Dr. L. Nolan

2/15 Yersinia , Francisella, and Pasteurella – Dr. L. Schlater

2/22 Campylobacter, Vibrio, Leptospira & Borellia– Dr. Q. Zhang

3/1 Pseudomonas and Dermatophilus– Dr. C. Thoen

3/8 Chlamydia and Rickettsia – Dr. A. Anderson

MIDTERM WRITTEN EXAMINATION

3/15 SPRING BREAK

3/22 Arthropod-borne RNA viruses – Dr. K. Platt

Arthropod-borne RNA viruses – Dr. K. Platt

3/29 Non-arthropod-borne RNA viruses – Dr. K. Yoon 4/5 Non-arthropod-borne RNA viruses – Dr. K. Yoon

4/12 Giardia, Crytosporidia, & Toxoplasma – Dr. C. Petersen

4/19 Leishmania and Trypanasomes – Dr. J. Beetham 4/26

4/26 Prions – Dr. A. Kanthasamy

Tremetodes, Cestodes and Nematodes – Dr. J. Jarvinen

5/3 Final Written Examination

Course Evaluation:

Midterm Exam 200 pts

Final Exam (comprehensive) 400 pts

Case report – written and presentation 100 pts

Grading:

Final Percentage Grade

>92% A

>84% B

>76% C

>68% D

<68% F