FISH 616 FISH PATHOLOGY

This course is designed to provide a broad theoretical knowledge on pathogens and the modern methods for their control and management. The course will therefore cover the following topics: 
The concept of pathogens and the environment (host-pathogen relationships), Economic importance of fish diseases (impact on the aquaculture industry), Stress in fish, Anatomy and histology of fish, Tropical freshwater and marine fish diseases of bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, environmental and nutritional origin-their causes, diagnoses and treatment), Diseases from blood, Contemporary tools for disease detection, prevention, control and management. Fish immunology and Toxicology; Case studies.