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mosquito-transmitted infectious alpha-viral disease of horses that is associated with motor irritation, paralysis, and altered consciousness; there are three types:
Eastern, Western and Venezuelan; also known as sleeping sickness |
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| myxovirus infection of horses that is associated with mild fever, watery eyes and persistent cough, commonly called flu |
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equine protozoal myelitis
EPM |
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| protozoal infection caused by Sarcocystis neurona, that causes weakness, ataxia (especially in hindquarters) weight loss, seizures and other CNS signs. |
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equine viral arteritis
EVA |
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| togavirus infection of orses that is associated with upper respiratory dz signs, abortion, and lesions in small arteries |
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equine viral rhinopneumonitis
EVR |
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| herpesvirus infection of horses that is associated with signs of upper respiratory dz and with abortion. also known as the equine herpesvirus |
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Potomac horse fever
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Equine ehrlichiosis |
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| rickettsial bacterial dz of horses that is associated with fever, anorexia, incoordination, diarrhea, and edema of the extremities |
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| fatal zoonotic rhabdovirus infection of all warm-blooded animals that cause neurological signs; transmitted by a bit or infected body fluid. |
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| contagious bacterial dz of horses caused by the bacteria Streptococcus equi; signs include high fever, nasal discharge, anorexia, and swollen and abscessed mandibular nodes |
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| highly fatal bacterial dz caused by the toxin of Clostridium tetani that is associated with hyperresthesia, tetany, and convulsions |
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| mosquito-born viral encephalitis that entered the US from the middle east. Affected horses may exhibit ataxia paralysis, depression, head pressing, head tilt, seizures and death |
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