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  2. Foot-and-mouth disease - Wikipedia

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    Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily effects even-toed ungulates, including domestic and wild bovids. [1] [2] The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and near the hoof that may rupture and cause lameness.

  3. Foot-and-mouth disease virus - Wikipedia

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    The virus causes foot-and-mouth disease, a highly contagious disease affecting cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and other cloven-hoofed animals. Foot-and-mouth disease causes fever and the formation of vesicles (blisters) in infected animals, which form in the mouth and on the feet and teats.

  4. List of infectious sheep and goat diseases - Wikipedia

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    foot-and-mouth disease; mastitis; Nairobi sheep disease orthonairovirus (NSDV) infection; orf, also known as contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, infectious labial dermatitis, thistle disease, sore mouth, or scabby mouth; ovine encephalomyelitis (louping ill) ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma

  5. Aphthovirus - Wikipedia

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    Aphthoviruses include the causative agents of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which primarily affects livestock such as cattle, swine, sheep and goats. FMD was first discovered in Italy in the 16th century. Since then, the prevalence of the disease has remained, despite many countries being declared FMD-free.

  6. Japan foot-and-mouth outbreak - Wikipedia

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    The Japan foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2010 occurred in Miyazaki Prefecture, affecting cattle, swine, sheep and goats. A similar outbreak had occurred ten years earlier, in 2000. [ 1 ] Located on the eastern coast of Japan's Kyūshū island, Miyazaki Prefecture plays a significant role in supplying top-quality Wagyū cattle for the production of ...

  7. Report: Hand-foot-and-mouth disease on the rise - AOL

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    Hand-foot-and-mouth disease, also known as HFMD, is a highly contagious virus. ... The disease begins with flu-like symptoms, like fever and a sore throat, but after a few days the blisters appear.

  8. 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak - Wikipedia

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    The 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak occurred when the discharge of infectious effluent from a laboratory in Surrey led to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) infections at four nearby farms. The infections were detected via regular livestock testing by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

  9. Whooping cough cases are on the rise. Here's what you need to ...

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    To help the healing process along and to manage symptoms, he recommends getting plenty of rest, avoiding irritants that could cause coughing, taking painkillers such as ibuprofen when age ...