equine distemper
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equine distemper — noun an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes • Syn: ↑strangles • Hypernyms: ↑distemper * * * Vet. Pathol. distemper1 (def. 1b) … Useful english dictionary
Distemper — may refer to: A viral infection Canine distemper, a disease of dogs Feline distemper, a disease of cats Phocine distemper, a disease of seals A bacterial infection Equine distemper, or Strangles, a bacterial infection of the horse Derangement or… … Wikipedia
distemper — distemper1 distemperedly, adv. distemperedness, n. /dis tem peuhr/, n. 1. Vet. Pathol. a. Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh,… … Universalium
Equine influenza — (Horse flu) refers to varieties of Influenzavirus A that are endemic in horses. Horse flu viruses were first isolated in 1956. There are two main types of virus called equine 1 (H7N7) which commonly affects horse heart muscle and equine 2 (H3N8)… … Wikipedia
colt distemper — equine distemper strangles (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
Strangles — may also refer to strangling Strangles (also equine distemper) is a contagious, upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines caused by a bacterium, Streptococcus equi . Strangles is enzootic in domesticated horses… … Wikipedia
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Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals — ▪ Table Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals animal(s) affected name(s) of disease nature of disease Diseases of bacterial origin most mammals, chickens necrobacillosis, calf diptheria, bovine foot rot, necrotic hepatitis,… … Universalium
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