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What is the weil's disease?
Leptospirosis a bacterial infection more common to animals than humans
What is the most common disease that cattle die from?
Respiratory diseases such as BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease which covers shipping fever and pneumonia) is the most common disease that cattle die from. Digestive diseases come in second.
Why leptospirosis is also called as icterohemorrhagic fever?
"Ictero" refers to jaundice, and "hemorrhagic" refers to a propensity towards bleeding. In certain forms of leptospirosis, patients develop a condition known as Weil's disease, or icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis. This is a severe form of leptospirosis, and leads to liver and kidney disease (the liver disease results in jaundice). These patients may also suffer from anemia, fever, and hemorrhage.
What does the disease leptospirosis do to cattle?
Lepto is a disease which will cause severe spikes in fever, anorexia, anemia, jaundice, shortness of breath from congestion of the lungs and hemoglobin in the urine (or bloody urine) in calves. Fatalities in calves is not common, as often they will recover after 48 to 72 hours afterwards. In older cattle, more obvious in dairy cattle than beef cattle, it will cause a drop in milk production and abnormal milk. Milk comes out thick, yellow, blood-tinged with thick clots and a high somatic cell count. Milk production can drop anywhere from 10 to 75%, depending on the strain. The udder is often soft and flabby, unique to leptospirosis. Cows will recover normal milk production after 10 to 14 days, though some cows that have had a severe drop in production often won't recover back to normal production during that lactation cycle. The chronic form of Leptospirosis in cattle occurs in the form of stillbirths and abortions. Abortions are most common to occur during the third trimester of pregnancy. An "abortion storm" is often the primary indicator that leptospirosis infection is prevalent in the herd. Abortions mostly occur to bred heifers and can be sporadic. Leptospirosis can also cause infertility due to the possible consequence of infection in the uterus and oviducts. For more information, please see the related link below.
Where is leptospirosis a problem?
Leptospirosis is called a zoonosis because it is a disease of animals that can be transmitted to humans. It can be a very serious problem in the livestock industry.
What is the more common name for the cattle disease BSE?
It is commonly called 'Mad Cow Disease'.
Diseases of sheep goat cow?
Common diseases in Beef cattle: Leptospirosis, black leg, bloat, foot rot, pneumonia, scours, mastitis, milk fever, twisted stomach, white muscle disease. Common diseases in sheep and goats: Black leg, scours, bloat, foot rot, mastitis, rectal and vaginal prolapse.
What disease can a raccoon pass to a dog through drinking water?
leptospirosis
What are the alternate names for Leptospirosis?
Alternate names for leptospirosis include mud fever, swamp fever, cane cutter's fever, rice field fever, Stuttgart disease, swineherd's disease, and Fort Bragg fever. More severe cases of leptospirosis are called Weil's syndrome or icterohemorrhagic fever
What has the author Guy E Reynolds written?
Guy E. Reynolds has written: 'Infectious abortion in cattle' -- subject(s): Campylobacter fetus, Leptospirosis, Brucellosis in cattle, Diseases, Cattle
Is rabies more common in Beef or Dairy Cattle?
Rabies is just as common in one type of cattle as the other. It depends on the level of prevalence of rabies in the area and the exposure level cattle may have to this disease.
How do you spell lectospierosis?
The disease "leptospirosis" is a bacterial infection of humans and other mammals.
