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Viral diseases
Term | Definition |
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African swine flu | conatgious, symptoms: fever, skin discoloration , lesions, and coughing. no available treatment. Prevention: practice biosecurity |
Blue tongue | affects sheep, goats, cattle. transmitted by vectors. symptoms:fever, inflammation, and blue tongue( cyanosis). no treatment prevention: insect control and vaccination |
bovine virus diarrhea | pain may be chronic or acute. affects all ages of cattle. spreads by direct contact indirect contact. symptom: fever, discharge, diarrhea, decreased milk production, cerebellar hypoplasia. no treatment Prevention; culled, biosecurity, vaccinations |
foot and mouth disease | affects divided hoof animals( cattle, pigs,goats sheep). symptoms:ruptured vesicles discharge fluid, loose tissue on hooves and mouth. no treatment prevention: culled, vaccinations, biosecurity |
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis | caused by bovine herpesvirus -1. very contagious. symptoms: rhinitis, nasal and ocular discharge and salivation. commonly known as red nose. no treatment. prevention: isolate animal, vaccines, biosecurity |
porcine circovirus | PCV2 is most common. transmission occurs through direct contact and body secretions. affects young pigs symptoms: wasting, rough hair/ hide, jaundice, and inflammation pf lymph nodes. no treatment. prevention: vaccination, biosecurity |
porcine parvovirus | most common swine reproductive failure. responsible for stillbirth and embryonic death. transmitted through direct contact and fomites. symptoms: stillbirths, litter sizes, low birth weight, mummified no treatment no treatment. prevention: culled, vaccin |
rabies | causes brain deterioration/ death. zoonotic. 100% fatal. transmitted though saliva. symptoms: alertness/ staring, altered vocalization, and seizures. no treatment. prevention: vaccinations, cautious handling |
sore mouth |