1
Q
1994
A
CANINE DISTEMPER EPIDEMIC SWEPT THROUGH THE SERENGETI ECOSYSTEM
2
Q
Epidemic
A
A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN A COMMUNITY AT A PARTICULAR TIME
3
Q
VIRULENCE
A
ABILITY OF A PARASITE TO CAUSE DISEASE
4
Q
EPIDEMIC OCCURRENCE:
A
- TRADITIONAL HOST/PARASITE RELATIONSHIPS ARE DISRUPTED
- HIGHLY VIRULENT PATHOGENS ARE INTRODUCED
- EPIDEMICS CAN BE TOLERATED WHEN POPULATIONS ARE LARGE. FELIDS USUALLY REBOUND FROM CATASTROPHIC DECLINES DUE TO THEIR FECUNDITY
5
Q
FELV(FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS)
A
DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ENDEMIC IN MOST FREE-RANGING POPULATIONS.
•MOST FREE RANGING FELIDS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED RESISTANCE TO THIS VIRUS THROUGH CO-EVOLUTION
•EXPOSURE TO FELV BY DOMESTIC CATS IS FATAL
