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3. Foot and Mouth disease

It is caused by a virus

Signs and Symptoms

 Lameness

 Blisters on the tongue and

mouth

 Salivation

 Reduction in milk production

 Loss of appetite

 High fever lasting two to three days.
 Eating less, due to painful lesions in the mouth.

 Weight loss.

 Increased death rate, especially in newborn animals.

 Reluctance to move or stand, due to sore feet and/or lame-

ness.

Control and Prevention

 Let animals soak their feet in antiseptic

 Give recommended drugs

 Vaccination every six months

4. Nagana or Trypanosomiasis

It is caused by a trypanosome (protozoan). The same parasite

causes sleeping sickness in humans

Signs and symptoms: Water eyes, Loss of appetite, Swollen

lymph nodes and glands in the body, High fever