HOG CHOLERA
\hˈɒɡ kˈɒləɹə], \hˈɒɡ kˈɒləɹə], \h_ˈɒ_ɡ k_ˈɒ_l_ə_ɹ_ə]\
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An acute, highly contagious disease affecting swine of all ages and caused by the CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS. It has a sudden onset with high morbidity and mortality.
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Syn.: swine plague. A disease of hogs which first appeared in the United States in 1860. Its symptoms are a macular and papular eruption of the skin, high fever, drooping of the ears and head, coughing, with accelerated respiration and dyspnea, and a staggering gait. There is usually constipation, but sometimes diarrhea, with abdominal tenderness, rapid emaciation, and progressive debility. The excrement has a peculiar color and a peculiar, offensive odor.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe