foot-and-mouth disease

American

[foot-n-mouth] / ˈfʊt nˈmaʊθ /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

an acute, contagious, febrile disease of cattle, hogs, sheep, and other hoofed animals, caused by any of various rhinoviruses and characterized by vesicular eruptions in the mouth and about the hoofs, teats, and udder.

foot-and-mouth disease British

noun

Technical name: contagious stomatitis. Also called: hoof-and-mouth disease. aphtha. aphthous fever. an acute highly infectious viral disease of cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats, characterized by the formation of vesicular eruptions in the mouth and on the feet, esp around the hoofs

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foot-and-mouth disease Scientific

A highly contagious disease of cattle and other hoofed animals caused by any of various viruses of the family Picornaviridae and the genus Aphthovirus , characterized by fever and the presence of blisters around the mouth and hooves.

Etymology

Origin of foot-and-mouth disease

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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This is the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has – in the past year – swept across eight of the country's nine provinces, devastating animal herds, with many cattle being killed to halt its spread.

From BBC

But the 49-year-old has faced intense criticism from farmers over his failure to contain the foot-and-mouth disease, which has devastated South Africa's livestock industry.

From BBC

There are currently no cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK.

From BBC

The UK has introduced a ban on pigs, sheep and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in the country.

From BBC

Lula’s administration last month declared Brazil totally free of foot-and-mouth disease, saying it will request recognition from the World Organization for Animal Health in August.

From Seattle Times

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