ANS 153 : Animal Health and Diseases
This course is designed to introduce the veterinary assistant to the nature of health versus disease and many common diseases encountered in veterinary practice. A systems approach is used, and students are encouraged to bring questions from the work experience to class. Within each system, congenital, infectious, traumatic, and other disease processes are explored as are the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches appropriate to each system. Prerequisite(s): ANS 115 with a grade of C or better; pre or co-requisite(s): ANS 108. Three lecture hours per week.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain factors affecting animal health and disease. 2. Distinguish clinical signs associated with disease. 3. Discuss disease-specific preventions, diagnostics, and treatments. 4. Apply knowledge of animal health and disease to clinical case studies.