Infection and Immunity

Summary poster on plasmodia as parasites

Covers the following objectives: - Suggest specific measures to track and control an outbreak of an exotic infectious disease - Explain how disease movements could be tracked and why this would be useful - Describe at least 2 exotic diseases that have resulted in outbreaks in animals in Europe

Summary on what makes a successful parasite

Summary of Reverse genetics and viruses including - Infectious clones -DNA and RNA Viruses - Classical Swine Fever Virus

Study poster/note on molecular approaches for bacterial factors including: - In vitro expression technology (IVET) - GSH -Transposon mutagenesis - gene fusions etc.

Poster full of information on the major histocompatibility complex, toll like receptors and NOD like receptors - has names included for extra reading references.

Debate topics - for and against for: - 'The best way to control emerging viral infections is by vaccination' -'With current levels of technology there is no reason that emerging viral pathogens should be a threat in the future.' -'The most important factor in the emergence of epidemics and epizootics is viral mutation.' -'Avian influenza virus is a rapidly spreading threat to human populations.' -'Coronaviruses are a major threat to human and animal health. '

Covers: - what is a quasispecies - error thresholds, genetic bottleneck and more...

Powerpoint on the different Baltimore Classifications with examples.