Symptoms of foot and mouth disease in humans

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Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is an acute, hot and highly contagious disease of artiodactyls caused by FMDV. It mainly invades artiodactyls and occasionally occurs in humans and other animals. Its clinical features are blisters on oral mucosa, hoof and breast skin, and the symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease. Let me talk about them.

Symptoms of foot and mouth disease in humans

The latent period of the disease is 1-7 days, with an average of 2-4 days. The sick cattle are depressed, close their mouth, salivate, and suck when they open their mouth. Their body temperature can rise to 40-41 ℃. 1 to 2 days after the onset of the disease, the blister of broad bean to walnut can be seen on the gums, the tongue surface and the inner lip of the sick cow.

Feeding and rumination stopped. The blister ruptures in about a day and a night, forming an ulcer. At this time, the body temperature will gradually drop to normal. When blisters occur in the oral cavity or later, blisters also occur on the soft skin between the toes and hoof crowns, which will soon burst and then gradually heal. Sometimes blisters can be seen on the nipple skin.

The disease is usually benign, and can be cured after a week or so; If there is a lesion in the hoof, it can be delayed to 2-3 weeks or longer; The mortality rate is 1% - 2%. This disease type is called benign foot-and-mouth disease. In the process of blister healing, the disease of some sick cattle suddenly worsens, the whole body weakens, the muscles tremble, the heart beats faster, the rhythm is uneven, the appetite is exhausted, the rumination stops, the walking swings, and the standing is unstable

matters needing attention

To maintain a good mood, avoid emotional irritability, reasonable arrangements for their work and rest time, avoid overwork, reasonable diet, proper exercise is better, diet should be light, not addicted, eat more foods rich in vitamins, trace elements and cellulose, add new vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, seafood, etc.