Foot-and-mouth disease. Sign warning against foot- and-mouth disease. The red mat on the road is soaked in disinfectant. Foot-and-mouth is caused by viruses in the picornavirus group. It infects domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animals,causing fever followed by the formation of blisters in the mouth and on the feet. It is highly contagious,spreading by direct contact with infected animals and animal products,in the air and on equipment exposed to infection. Diseased areas may be quarantined to avoid further spread. Infected farm animals are slaughtered and burnt to remove contamination. Photographed on the border between Northumberland and Cumbria,England,in 2001 | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Fraser, Simon |
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