Foot and mouth life-cycle

This animation shows how foot-and-mouth virus enters its host and replicates.

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Foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease (Aphthae epizooticae) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever for two or three days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness.

Last edited: 18 January 2022 14:07

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