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Prairie Dog Prognosis Lesson Plan

Prairie Dog Prognosis Lesson Plan

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Prairie Dog Prognosis

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Students discuss the transmission of diseases from exotic pets to humans. They research different aspects of particular zoonotic diseases from the perspectives of the animal vector, the parasite, the infected human, and the carrier human.

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6th - 12th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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1 hr

Year

2003

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