title: [Clinical picture and differential diagnosis of foot and mouth disease in cattle].
abstract: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cattle is characterized by the formation of vesicles and erosions in the mouth, teats and feet. Despite extremely high morbidity, mortality in adults is usually very low, however up to 50% of calves dies due to cardiac involvement or secondary infections. This paper describes the signs of FMD in cattle as well as those of other diseases which causes similar lesions in this species.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Wiederkäuer und Schweine (Innere Medizin und Chirurgie) der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doll
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000473:pathology; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000473:pathology; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology