Describe Heart Water (Cowdriosis) in terms of: Etiology Species affected Transmission and pathogenesis Clinical signs Diagnosis Treatment and control

      

Describe Heart Water (Cowdriosis) in terms of:
Etiology
Species affected
Transmission and pathogenesis
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment and control

  

Answers


Kavungya
etiology,
Cowdria ruminantium

Species affected
Ruminants

Transmission and pathogenesis
Transmitted by Amblyomma ticks and vertical transmission from cow to calf (eg, via colostrum), in areas where the disease is endemic.

Clinical signs
The signs are dramatic in the peracute and acute forms. In peracute cases, animals develop fever, followed rapidly by hyperesthesia, lacrimation, and convulsions. In the acute form, animals show anorexia and nervous signs such as depression, a high-stepping stiff gait, exaggerated blinking of eyes, and chewing movements. Both forms terminate in prostration and convulsions. Diarrhea is occasionally seen. In subacute cases, the signs are less marked, and CNS involvement is inconsistent.

Diagnosis
Clinical signs +laboratory tests

Treatment and control
Doxycycline treatment
Control the vector population
Kavungya answered the question on May 6, 2019 at 13:21


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