Category: Caprids

𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 is a viral infection, caused by 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬. The virus gets its name because it can cause 𝐜𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 (blue tinge to the tissue) of the tongue! Weird.

𝐐 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a bacterial disease that is considered highly 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 (easily causes disease). In fact, it is so infectious that it has been listed as a potential biological warfare agent! Just one bacterium is enough to cause serious disease in humans.

𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 (FMD) is a viral disease of significant economic importance in food production species. Outbreaks of this disease can have disastrous consequences for agriculture, such as the 2001 outbreak in the United Kingdom that was estimated to cost £𝟖 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 and resulted in the destruction of more than 𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 sheep and cattle.

𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 are more scientifically known as 𝐇𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐬. They are referred to as “barber pole” because the female worms are predominantly red, with some of the internal organs showing as bright white striping on the surface. Cool!

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is an extremely common disease, caused by a bacterial infection. In this disease, the lymph nodes become infected (lymphadenitis) and turn cheesy (caseous). Yum 

𝐎𝐫𝐟 is viral disease that can be found throughout the world! It also goes by the names 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐚 or 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬.

𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐬 are a 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (fluke) found in 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐬 (deer, moose, elk) in North America. These parasites are typically found in the liver of affected animals, hence the name.

𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐱 is a bacterial disease that causes severe 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 (inflammation of the lymphatic vessels) and 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 (blood infection), and has a high mortality rate.

𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 are a type of protozoan that live within cells. The most common coccidians we think about are 𝐄𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 and 𝐈𝐬𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 in our production animal species. These parasites have a 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐦 for intestinal cells, meaning they specifically seek out that location to live!

𝐄𝐧𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫 is a form of 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐚 (tumour of the glandular tissue of the nose) that is caused by a viral infection.