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Infections > Virus Diseases > RNA Virus Infections > Picornaviridae Infections > Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Animal Diseases > Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Preferred term

Foot-and-Mouth Disease  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Foot and Mouth Disease

Note

  • do not confuse with HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; check tag ANIMALS

Scope note

  • A highly infectious disease caused by FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS that affects mammals of the ARTIODACTYLA order (CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; and PIGS) and is characterized by high fever followed by the appearance of blisters inside the mouth and on the feet.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005536

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