You may know about the virus sweeping through Britain and other parts of the world. It hasn t officially struck the US since 1929. Nor is it fatal to humans. It s a virtual epidemic involving pigs and other animals, which is wreaking mass financial havoc in the agricultural sector.
Vaccinations are a last resort in aiding the highly communicable disease.
The disease that sickens the poor farm animals we non-vegetarians eat for dinner. The disease that threatens the billions of dollars spent in annual exports annually. American farmers are terrified of the disease entering the United States. But when I think of pigs and financial havoc, a similar malady comes to mind. It s a male affliction commonly known as Foot IN mouth disease .