Foot and mouth disease, also called FMD or hoof and mouth disease, affects cloven-hoofed animals such as swine, cattle, goats, deer, and sheep. This disease often causes epidemics. The symptoms are characterized by a sudden rise in temperature, loss of appetite, loss of weight, eruption of blisters occurring in the mouth, on areas of tender skin (such as the udder in females), and on the feet. Blisters may also appear in the animal’s nostrils. …showed first 75 words of 417 total…

…showed last 75 words of 417 total…reaching Germany. English authorities have bulked up their efforts to contain the virus by putting up a “firewall” killing zone around infected farms. There is also a protection of free zones by border animal movement control and surveillance. As of April 9 of this year the English have slaughtered or marked for slaughter, more than 834,000 pigs, sheep, and cattle! . There is also destruction of cadavers, litter, and susceptible animal products in the infected area. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**