In-class writing assignmentThe written assignment will be done at the beginning of class on Thursday, May 1 and is worth 50 points towards your final grade. You will be asked to research a zoonotic disease and write a well organized, informative response. Your essay should be about 2 pages in length. Zoonotic diseases are those that are transmitted to humans from nonhuman mammals. Humans may catch the disease directly from the mammals, or their may be an intermediary vector (e.g., tick, mosquito) that carries the disease between the infected mammal and human. To prepare for the in-class writing, you should read at least one scholarly paper on your chosen zoonotic disease. Bring citation for the scholarly paper(s) you used in to class written on a 3 x 5 card or piece of paper. This will be handed in with your essay. Grades will be assigned based on style (clarity, grammar, organization) and content (factual accuracy, originality, completeness). Getting the message across clearly is just as important as knowing what you want to say! Choose a zoonotic disease to research. You can pick from the list below, or you can choose another disease. The only requirement is that it is native to a nonhuman mammal and can be transmitted to humans. In a ~2 page essay, answer the following questions: What is the disease? How is it transmitted to humans? What aspects of the host speciesŐ physiology, behavior, and ecology are important for understanding how the disease is transmitted to humans and/or how we can stop its spread? Examples: SARS
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