Topic 2 – Canine Parvovirus Infection
Canine parvovirus infection is a common cause of illness and mortality in young dogs. In this
essay you will explore the literature relating to this highly contagious disease.
Your essay should include the following:
An introduction to canine parvovirus
A description of the relationship between different variants of the virus, and a
definition of the predominant circulating strain/s
An explanation of the pathogenesis (how the disease begins and develops) and
symptoms of the illness caused by this virus
A simple outline of the morphology and genomic structure of the virus
A description of how ELISA and PCR tests are used for laboratory diagnosis of
the virus
An explanation of what a modified live virus vaccine is. Are these types of
vaccines effective against parvovirus? Why/why not?
A conclusion summarising the main ideas discussed in your essay.
Essay structure
Your essay will contain
an introduction: a concise section that summarizes the topic and prepares the
reader for the detail in the subsequent sections
sub-sections with appropriate headings on each aspect of your topic
conclusion
citations – each piece of information will have a correctly formatted reference citation
(at least four refereed journal articles must be cited)
at least one figure and one table. Tables should be labelled above the table and
figures should be labelled below.
reference list this will contain full details of each reference cited in the text in
correct APA style.
Format
Use 1.5 line spacing
Use 12 point font
Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri font
Set page size to A4
Margins should be at least 2 cm
Word limit 1500 words 10% excluding the title page table contents, table contents,
figure/table captions and references, and the reference list. Headings, subheadings,
written content, and in-text citations ARE counted in the word count.
Some links to websites: (still need more)
https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/baker-institute/our-research/canine-parvovirus#Treatment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3550768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7152455/
