Re: [pyrnet] Foot and mouth disease?

[mapleway@iolinc.net (McConnell, Chrissy)]

    O.K., what about a similar human disease.  Some kids at the Middle
School had something people were calling "foot and mouth disease", they had
sores on their hands and feet, got a high fever and then got sores in their
mouth.  From what I know, they all went to the doctor and I think were put
on antibiotics, of course, if it was viral this wouldn't do any good but
can't remember if it was supposed to be that or bacterial.
    Anyway, didn't think much about it 'til everyone started talking about
this in the UK.  Does anyone think animals would be at risk with the human
kind or if it would affect them differently?

Chrissy


> The U.S. has not had an outbreak of foot and mouth disease since 1929.
>
> From what I have read about this disease, the consequences appear to be
> more to the economy rather than to health. It has been described as a
> "bad cold," and most animals do survive it (or would, if they were not
> killed to stop its spread). And it has no effect on human health at all.
>
> But any livestock touched by this disease cannot be sold for slaughter
> or be moved or exported, which is why it has a big economic punch. And
> it is spread VERY easily. Basically by "anything that moves," including
> the wind.
>
> It is a crisis-type disease in any livestock producing country. But in
> poorer countries that don't export stock, they just let it run its
> course.
>
> Darrell Goolsbee
> Fort Worth, TX
>
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