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Abstract
A herpesvirus infection of cattle characterized by catarrhal inflammation of the upper respiratory and alimentary epithelia, keratoconjunctivitis, encephalitis and lymph node enlargement. Syn: bovine epitheliosis, snotsiekte.
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- Malignant Catarrhal Fever
- Catarrh, Malignant
- Catarrhal Fever, Malignant
- Catarrhal Fevers, Malignant
- Catarrhs, Malignant
- Fever, Malignant Catarrhal
- Fevers, Malignant Catarrhal
- Malignant Catarrhal Fevers
- Malignant Catarrhs
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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 herpesvirus; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; don't forget also CATTLE (NIM) but do not index under CATTLE DISEASES
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Previous Indexing
- Cattle Diseases (1966-1970)
- Herpesvirus Infections/VE (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Malignant Catarrh. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008304. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008304
- Malignant Catarrh. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_malignant_catarrhal_fever
- Malignant Catarrh. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552330