Myxomatosis Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

This is a 3 page document that acts as a thorough essay plan and revision resource, produced by a student who achieved all A* at A level. It is split into an analysis of the poem itself, context, form, structure, language and ideas. (Hence touching upon all A0s assessed in the A level poetry exam.)

Host populations So far we have been talking about the population dynamics of the pathogens themselves; now we’ll discuss how parasites affect the population dynamics of their hosts, whether wildlife (animal or plant) or human. Regulation Do parasites control population size? How? High infection rate, intermediate virulence (disease-induced death rate) have the greatest impact on a population (because virulence lowers by killing hosts “too quickly”). Can parasites regulate a populat...

feet from which Staphylococcus aureus is cultured. Which one of the following recommendations is the most appropriate choice? A - Isolate affected animal, treat with oral amoxicillin B - Improve sanitation, install smooth-floored enclosure C - Cull affected animal, increase ventilation of environment for remaining animals D - Tetracycline-medicated water for all animals E - Debridement and topical 1% butenafine cream - ANSWER B - Improve sanitation, install smooth-floored enclosure A cow...

Animal diseases and health issues, (avian influenza, Myxomatosis, brucellosis,canine parvovirus, rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease, ring worm, round worms, flukes, internal and external bleeding, open and closed fractures, poisoning, shock, burns, and heatstroke) Includes information about the disease and health issues, such as: symptoms, causes treatment and what it is.

Extensive lecture notes on emerging and re-emerging diseases, wildlife disease, veterinary parisitology and host manipulation including zombie parasites. Additionally, these notes include figures and recommended reading reference lists.