Bumble Bee Co-Infection Flow Chart
Homework 3
P. Alexander Burnham
February 1, 2017
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Do Co-infections cause increased mortality through synergistic affects?
does pathogen type/species matter?
Do Co-infections cause addative affects?
Symptoms from multiple infections can compound
Does one pathogen dominate?
Does order of infection matter?
Does order of pathogen infection matter
Symptoms from dominant pathogens are most important to mortality
More complex than we thought
Order of infection plays a role in increasing mortality
Co-infection of any kind increases mortality
Amount of pathogen is most important after coinfection
Multiple infections of any kind and order increase mortality