Clinical signs of Foot and Mouth Disease - Pigs
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Plate 33 - One -day-old unruptured vesicles on the snout of a pig. |
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Plate 34 - One-day-old vesication of a pig's snout, gum and lips. |
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Plate 35 - Same animal as shown im Plate 34, 1 day later, i.e. 2-day-old vesicles. Note necrosis of ephithelium at lesion sites. |
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Plate 36 - Same animal as in Plate 35 with 3-day-old lesions. Note extensive necrosis of affected epithelium. |
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Plate 37 - The same animal as in Plate 36, 1 day later i.e. 4-day-old lesions. Scab formation and healing evident. |
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Plate 38 - Mouth of pig showing single, 1-day-old, unruptured vesicle at edge of tongue. |
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Plate 39 - Three-day-old lesions on the tongue of a pig. Sero-fibrinous in-filling and early healing are evident in the lesions at the edge. |
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Plate 40 - Four-day-old lesions on the tongue of a pig. Fibrinous
in-filling is extensive. Note similarity with bovine lesions of same age in plate 6. |
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Plate 41 - Tongue of pig showing 8-day-old healed lesions. |
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Plate 42 - One-day-old coronary band lesions on a pig’s feet. |
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Plate 43 - Unruptured vesicle on the supernumerary digit of a pig’s foot. Two days of age. |
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Plate 44 - Pig’s feet with 3-day-old lesions along the coronary bands of main and supernumerary digits. |
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Plate 45 - Six-day-old lesions on a pig’s feet. Note sero-fibrinous in-filling. |
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Plate 46 - Pig’s feet with 8-day-old lesions. Under-running of horn tissue is evident as well as extensive scab formation and healing. |
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Plate 47 - Pig’s feet with 9-day-old lesions. |
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Plate 48 - The same pig’s feet as shown in Plate 47, also at 9 days. |
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The images on this page are taken from the 'Foot
and Mouth Disease Ageing of Lesions' 
(1.3 MB - Please note this is a large file) publication which was revised
in January 2005.
Page last modified:
14 January, 2008