contagious ecthyma
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contagious ecthyma — noun : sore mouth * * * Vet. Pathol. ecthyma … Useful english dictionary
contagious ecthyma — an endemic infectious disease of sheep and goats caused by a poxvirus, characterized by the development on non–wool bearing areas, especially the lips and oral mucosa, of an erythematous vesiculopustular eruption, the lesions of which may… … Medical dictionary
ecthyma — ecthymatous /ek thim euh teuhs, thuy meuh /, adj. /ek theuh meuh, ek thuy /, n. Vet. Pathol. a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips. Also called contagious… … Universalium
contagious pustular dermatitis — 1. contagious acne of horses. 2. contagious ecthyma … Medical dictionary
ecthyma — A pyogenic infection of the skin initiated by β hemolytic streptococci and characterized by adherent crusts beneath which ulceration occurs; the ulcers may be single or multiple, and heal with scar formation. [G. a pustule] contagious e. SYN … Medical dictionary
ecthyma — /ˈɛkθəmə/ (say ekthuhmuh) noun a contagious virus disease of sheep and goats marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips, and occasionally affecting humans; sore mouth. {Greek ekthȳma pustule} …
ovine ecthyma vaccine — a modified live virus vaccine of ovine origin, used for immunization of sheep and goats against contagious ecthyma (orf) … Medical dictionary
ulcerative stomatitis of sheep — contagious ecthyma … Medical dictionary
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
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
