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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > Flaviviridae infections > hog cholera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > Flaviviridae infections > hog cholera
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > swine diseases > hog cholera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > swine diseases > hog cholera
Preferred Term:

hog cholera

Definition:
A typically acute, highly contagious disease of pigs, caused by the Classical swine fever virus. It has a sudden onset with high morbidity and mortality, but can also occur in chronic and subclinical forms. Symptoms include high fever, anorexia, hemorrhage, and other digestive, nervous and pulmonary symptoms, and infection may lead to reproductive failure.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
swine diseases, Flaviviridae infections
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • classical swine fever
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/26657
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2020-07-30
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