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Ⓒ︎Ⓑ︎Ⓟ︎Ⓟ︎ is an infectious and highly contagious disease of cattle and other ruminants considered to be amongst the most important infectious diseases. Affected animals have difficulty in breathing due to damage to the lungs, lose condition and a proportion die.
๐ด๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐:
It is caused by bacteria Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides, small-colony type (SC)
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Infection spreads by aerosol from cough, by direct contact with infected animals, or through placenta to the unborn calf. Fomites are not a major source of transmission
✔︎๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐:
The incubation period is one to three months. A few cattle may die of peracute disease with no symptoms other than fever.
☟︎︎︎Acute symptoms include
▪️fever,
▪️Nasal discahrge
▪️ lethargy, cough,
▪️ extended necks and laboured breathing,
▪️ and loss of appetite and milk production.
▪️Calves may develop arthritis and lamness
▪️After initial acute face the infection often become chronic
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Outbreaks are eradicated with quarantines, slaughter of infected and in-contact animals, and cleaning and disinfection. Vaccines are available and have helped to control the disease in endemic areas.
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