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Abstract
A reovirus infection, chiefly of sheep, characterized by a swollen blue tongue, catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet.
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Blue Tongue
- Tongue, Blue
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
caused by a reovirus; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; don't forget also SHEEP (NIM) but do not index under SHEEP DISEASES
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History Note
94; was BLUE TONGUE 1968-93 (Prov 1968-73)
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Previous Indexing
- Sheep Diseases (1966-1967)
- Virus Diseases/veterinary (1966-1967)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bluetongue. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001819. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001819
- Bluetongue. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetongue_disease
- Bluetongue. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162262