What is the viral disease of cattle called?

Answer 1

Companion animals such as cats, dogs, and horses, if not vaccinated, can catch serious viral infections. Canine parvovirus 2 is caused by a small DNA virus, and infections are often fatal in pups.The emergence of the parvovirus in the 1970s was the most significant in the history of infectious diseases. The disease spread rapidly across the world, and thousands of dogs died from the infection.The virus originated in cats, the vector of feline panleukopenia, but a mutation that changed just two amino acids in the viral capsid protein VP2 allowed it to cross the species barrier, and dogs, unlike cats, had no resistance to the disease. Canine distemper virus is closely related to measles virus and is the most important viral disease of dogs. In the 1990s, thousands of African lions died from the infection, which they contracted from feral dogs and hyenas.Marine mammals are susceptible to viral infections. In 1988 and 2002, thousands of harbor seals were killed in Europe by the measles-like phocine distemper virus. Large outbreaks of the disease were recorded among the seal populations of Lake Baikal and along the shores of the Baltic and North Sea. The infection resembled canine distemper; the animals died within two weeks of respiratory distress and many aborted pups were seen.Many other viruses, including caliciviruses, herpesviruses, adenoviruses and parvoviruses, circulate in marine mammal populations.

Answer 2

There are a number of contagious viruses that infect cattle, including bovine leukemia virus (BLV), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), parainfluenza (PI3), bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) and others.

Answer 3

There is more than just one viral disease that afflicts cattle. What viral diseases exist depends on your region. Some examples include:

• Pox
• Rinderpest
• Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
• Scours (though merely a symptom, the cause could be viral)
• Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• Parainfluenza 3
• Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
• Rotaviral Diarrhea (Bovine Rotaviruses)
• Schmallenberg Virus