Concept information
Preferred term
Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome, Porcine
Scope note
- A worldwide emerging disease of weaned piglets first recognized in swine herds in western Canada in 1997. This syndrome is characterized by progressive weight loss, rapid (tachypnea) and difficult (dyspnea) breathing, and yellowing of skin. PMWS is caused by PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS infection, specifically type 2 or PCV-2.
History note
- 2007
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URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053570
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