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UK squirrelpox virus is an entirely different virus to that which causes skin fibromas (tumours) in American grey squirrels. UK grey squirrels carry the virus but are unaffected by it whereas in red squirrels, the virus causes skin ulcers, lesions, and scabs. It can also cause swelling and discharge (from the lesions/scabs) near the eyes, mouth ...
Between 2011 and 2013, three German breeders of variegated squirrels (Sciurus variegatoides) had encephalitis with similar clinical signs and died 2 to 4 months after onset of the clinical symptoms. Genomic analysis found a previously unknown orthobornavirus in a contact squirrel and in brain tissue from the three men, the researchers reported ...
Flying squirrel typhus is a condition characterized by a rash of early macules, and, later, maculopapules. [1] The flying squirrel Glaucomys volans can transmit epidemic typhus. [2] Apart from humans, flying squirrels are the only currently known reservoir for Rickettsia prowazekii. [3]
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called zombie deer disease, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting deer.TSEs are a family of diseases thought to be caused by misfolded proteins called prions and include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, and scrapie in sheep. [2]
Lyme disease is caused by infected black-legged (or deer) ticks and symptoms of the disease may vary, depending on how long it takes to discover the signs. Show comments. Advertisement.
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Monkeypox isn't just a threat to humans: Some pets are susceptible to the virus. Rodents are most likely to be affected, but a new report suggests dogs can get monkeypox too.
Malaria can cause symptoms such as fever and flu-like illness, ... while the latest data showed that the majority of people in the U.S. with West Nile virus had neurological conditions, the ...