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Radiograph of a horse hoof showing rotation of the coffin bone and evidence of sinking, a condition often associated with laminitis. The annotation P2 stands for the middle phalanx, or pastern bone, and P3 denotes the distal phalanx, or coffin bone. The yellow lines mark the distance between the top and bottom part of the coffin bone relative ...
Hoof or horseshoe wear can indicate breakover and if the horse is dragging its toes. Change in shape of the hoof wall is also common in horses with laminitis. "Founder rings," or thickened concentric rings in the hoof wall, indicate a past episode of laminitis. Concavity of the dorsal (front) surface of the hoof can indicate chronic laminitis.
By July 13, Barbaro had developed a severe case of laminitis in the left hind hoof—a potentially life-threatening affliction that is common in horses who shift weight to one hoof for extended periods to keep pressure off an injured hoof. A procedure called a hoof wall resection removed 80% of his left rear hoof. The remaining 20% of his hoof ...
People with norovirus usually get better within one to three days, according to the CDC. 24-hour flu vs. food poisoning There is some overlap between the 24-hour flu and food poisoning, given that ...
Over 100 children have died of the flu this season, the CDC reported Friday. Experts say vaccines are a key source of prevention. ... The 2014-15 flu season was a particularly severe one that took ...
Brodi Willard, a mom and registered nurse in Nebraska, took to Facebook on Jan. 26 to share a photo of what she claims was her 6-year-old son's only flu symptom — and it's one you might not have ...
Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.
The flu is spread from person to person, mainly by droplets made when people who have it cough, sneeze or talk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The droplets can land ...