Research should include
- equine diseases
- Borrelia burgdorferi and Lyme disease
- botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
- clostridial diarrhea/enterocolitis
- eastern equine encephalitis (EEE)
- equine coronavirus (ECOV)
- equine herpesvirus (EHV-1 and EHV-4)
- equine infectious anemia (EIA)
- equine influenza (EIV)
- infectious and noninfectious disease
- the causes
- methods of transmission
- symptoms
- treatments
- prevention of common diseases and conditions
- consequences of giving modified live vaccines
- zoonoses.
Teacher Resources:
Process/Skill Questions:
- Which diseases have available vaccinations?
- Which vaccinations are not very effective in the prevention of equine disease? Why?
- What is the treatment for EIA?
- Which diseases are caused by bacteria, and which are caused by viruses?
- Which diseases can be fatal?
- What are the regulations for transporting a horse or participating in an equine