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Classical swine fever

Index Classical swine fever

Classical swine fever (CSF) or hog cholera (also sometimes called pig plague based on the German word Schweinepest) is a highly contagious disease of swine (Old World and New World pigs). [1]

28 relations: Africa, African swine fever virus, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, Asia, Bleeding, Central America, Convulsion, Death, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, East Anglia, ELISA, Europe, Fever, Flaviviridae, Immunofluorescence, Iowa State University, Lesion, Neurology, Peccary, Pestivirus, South America, Suidae, Suina, Swine influenza, United States Department of Agriculture, Veterinary virology, Virus, 2007 Central Luzon hog cholera outbreak.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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African swine fever virus

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of African swine fever (ASF).

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Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

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Asia

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.

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Bleeding

Bleeding, also known as hemorrhaging or haemorrhaging, is blood escaping from the circulatory system.

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Central America

Central America (América Central, Centroamérica) is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast.

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Convulsion

A convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body.

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Death

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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East Anglia

East Anglia is a geographical area in the East of England.

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ELISA

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a test that uses antibodies and color change to identify a substance.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fever

Fever, also known as pyrexia and febrile response, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point.

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Flaviviridae

Flaviviridae is a family of viruses.

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Immunofluorescence

Immunofluorescence is a technique used for light microscopy with a fluorescence microscope and is used primarily on microbiological samples.

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Iowa State University

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, generally referred to as Iowa State, is a public flagship land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States.

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Lesion

A lesion is any abnormal damage or change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma.

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Neurology

Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.

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Peccary

A peccary (also javelina or skunk pig) is a medium-sized hoofed mammal of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs) in the suborder Suina along with the Old World pigs, Suidae.

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Pestivirus

Pestivirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Flaviviridae.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Suidae

Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or boars.

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Suina

The suborder Suina (also known as Suiformes) is a lineage of omnivorous non-ruminant artiodactyl mammals that includes the pigs and peccaries of the families Suidae and Tayassuidae and their fossil kin.

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Swine influenza

Swine influenza is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), also known as the Agriculture Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, and food.

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Veterinary virology

Veterinary virology is the study of viruses in non-human animals.

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Virus

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.

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2007 Central Luzon hog cholera outbreak

An outbreak of classical swine fever (hog cholera) in the Philippine region of Central Luzon, particularly the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan occurred in mid-2007, the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_swine_fever

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