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bovine tuberculosis [1 record]

Record 1 2015-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

[A] contagious disease caused by an infection in the lymph nodes which is then spread to other organs like the lungs.

OBS

This disease affects practically all mammals, and before control measures were adopted, was one of the major diseases of man and domestic animals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

[Maladie] contagieuse causée par une infection des ganglions lymphatiques qui se propage subséquemment à d'autres organes comme les poumons.

OBS

La maladie frappe presque tous les mammifères. Avant l'adoption de mesures de lutte contre la tuberculose, il s'agissait de l'une des principales maladies de l'homme et des animaux domestiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
DEF

Enfermedad infectocontagiosa de curso crónico, que puede provocar zoonosis, de origen bacteriano causada por el género Mycobacterium spp. [Mycobacterium bovis], se caracteriza por el desarrollo progresivo de tubérculos o granulomas que posteriormente se caseinifican y calcifican en cualquiera de los órganos de casi todas las especies.

OBS

Término proveniente del Código Zoosanitario Internacional, 2002.

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