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Why cull animals with foot and mouth disease if it does not infect humans?
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Because it will spread rapidly among animals causing suffering!
It does spread rapidly and cause varying levels of suffering depending on the age and species of the animal effected. However my Farm Welfare lecture told my class last year that having FMD in a population of livestock makes the animals worthless as no one will want to buy them. While a vaccine could be used to inoculate the population it is impossible, when screening animals, to tell the difference between vaccinated animals and those which have survived FMD or have contracted the disease and are no yet showing symptoms. Thus the only way to make the livestock population profitable is to cull any animals with the disease, although it is not always fatal.
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What happens if you don't treat foot and mouth disease?
The animal will have lameness, loss of weight, heart problems and perhaps death. The animal can infect other animals.
What is the role of immunity in disease in animals?
Immunity is the internal protection of an organism from infection with a pathogen. Therefore, immunity (which is typically conferred by the immune system) has the role of protection against disease in animals. However, another aspect of immunity is innate or species-based immunity. This is conferred by the genetics of the species and protects the animal against pathogens that infect other species of animals. For instance, cattle are not susceptible to PRRS virus infection because PRRS is specific for pigs. This is not true of all diseases, however - viruses such as rabies and foot and mouth disease virus can infect multiple species.
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Why the symptoms of hand foot mouth disease occur in hand foot and mouth?
you may find that animals will have blisters at the mouth and on the hooves
What disease is caused by bacteria in soil?
Foot and mouth disease. Tuberculosis is found in soil and may stay dormant for many years. When the dirt is disturbed the bacteria may become airborne and infect the lungs.
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Pharynx? It s the space behind mouth and nose in humans and animals.
Why don't horses contract hoof and mouth disease and how are you positive they don't?
Only animals with cloven hooves can contract foot and mouth disease. Horses do not have cloven hooves so therefore they cannot contract the disease
