The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
n0T AND MOUTH DISEASE
/. F,oert Writes Of The Sccurge
" with Now Affects New England.
mrntNTLY CONTAGIOUS MALADY
~ AHe9ts Cattle and the Disease
wno q. transmitted Great Distances
F" end for a Long Time.

..,ers National Live stock Assoc
Bf'p'c Can Francisco, Cal, December 20.
e'uO submit short account OF the
J h'' Nnovn as contagious foot and
ts'a, ,,sesse. now affecting stock In the
~ ~ England states.
MN T. on eruptic febrile disorder affect
l ~ mouths and feet and sometimes
0orts Of unguate animals, more es-
@ ,us rnmlnants. exceedingly contagious
F,' .s,onally transmlssible to man, the
pp Aog cat and fowls. 1t has also
VIZ ,o,ed as occurring in the camel,
su Giraffe, deer, antelope. buffalo and
ascr. r.nono aud cro.+ britain
IN the United States 1t is exotic, as
-. moi known in Great Britain before
va and its first appearance In the uni
"a states was in 1870
:. England there have been several out
-, ance 1882 and In the two years
~..,sdlng 1870 there were 1,l49,124 amt
III. Affected according to the returns of
Z. hosrd of agriculture. III 1919 1t was
',..acally eradicated, although since then
r ", few Isolated cases have occurred.
nom 1880 to 1s49 1t is computed no less
Am ten to eleven million animals have
~, attacked IN Great Britain.
With the exception Of few isolated
,,.. fine disease has not existed in this
msary since 1852.
iSs most vigorous action on the part OF
~. limited States government has stamped
M ne several outbreaks between 1870 and
n Eastern Europe it is indigenous and
hs existed continuously from time inme-
nodsi and while not frequently fatal has
n account OF its persistent frequency
rused a higher financial loss than its wei
isogn sister or associate plaques Of rtu-
Ipest and peuro pneumonia.
From Eastern Europe 1t has spread from
tme to time IN most yirulent form To the
Nest. and mainly along the great trade
,ovtts such as the railway trunk lines,
md II Is now only kept In check In West
,,n Europe by mearS Of the most rigorous
Qus1ntine against infected districts.
n the United States 1t has never yet
lppssred west Of the Missouri river, and
III Is no doubt largely due to the fact,
Dat the movements of cattle and their pro
luts trend from the South to the North
md from West to East Such few ami
MAJ as do come from East to West are
snaly high grade valuable stock for breed
hs purposes, which If coming from abroad
hye been carefully Inspected. and in which
he occurrence Of such a disease as this
vsun be noted long before they would ar
h iHSsre by ordinary travel.
X lgirdpal victims are cattle and sheep,
but hogs are not lnfrequently attacked, ana
human beings and other animals can be in
fsete1 by the milk OF affected cattle, and
iio by the discharges.
fatal results occur in from 1 to > per
cent Of full grown domesticated stock, de-
pending upon the severity Of the outbreak
snd the conditions Of treatment Of the
ba In young animals. however owing
b The frequent stomach and intestinal
s5mplcations, and especially when fed
vron directed milk, the loss is much great.
&, often rec ching as high as 80 per cent.
10 England the recorded cases of human
Mectl0n are not many. except the note 4
occurrence Of 200 persons In Dover In 1884.
Germany large number are noted
rsFy year.
L Is undoubtedly the most vlrulent con
hIlogs malsdy Of any affecting cattle, and
ne virus Is contained In the lymph OF the
NdtleS Of the mouth and feet, in the So
IVA milk, urine. faces. and in the Sc
4 Ftion Of the skin. The virus is very re-
II hstant TO ordinary temperature and con.
h Cucus and retains its activity for months
lnd even for a wear. 1t is destroyed by
\ exposure TO temperature Of 20 degrees
GntfiHade for one-half hour, and to 90
\ cNitns Centrigradc for one hour t15S Fab
II hh1elt and 40 degrees Fab. respectively.
hnle several bacteria have been found
he lymph, none M 10 the present time
n admitted IA he the specific casual
/. ,sent OF the disease The lymph filtered
n trough unEiazed porcelain is still infective.
n Soca serum Is innocuous after the local
tas OF the disease have appeared.
Ile disease Is not carried To any Great
,rtnt In the mir like rinderpest or pleuro
\ ayumonla yet the persistence Of the con
Al nnon OF the lymph and discharges Is mucl
II netter than In either of the above dis
N a'te ana II can he carried from one poin'
II mother by these means I'm almost every
n @nceiyable way, Wild birds and wild AM
.ss are frequent carriers, md men car
\ aaIty u on their clothes and shoes grea
ii distances, and for n long period after con
ny with diseased animals or their excre
s so.s Hides and farm products from an In
II rprtad
4 tn. The Immunity conferred by n natural at
w is variable both as to length of tim,
u Nh. y,iIIe second attack, and the severity
Nv one attack will usually confer on
II ". immunity, but this is not always tn,
SIs.. nor Is the second attack alwayi
s s.Gsl tnan the first Artificial immunity Il
aimed by Siegel for n protective serum h
rs obtained from infected animals, an,
y JJV, ,kr also claims the same from the bloc,
MA. ae immunlzed cattle. A German com
"a ss'on also claims that n mixture Of foo
S, ny mouth disease lymph with vaccine
x srhu VIII confer immunity without I'm
II Svs s,sE the disease In bad form. But late
nv @ugauon shows the doubtful value o
E protective incubation. The note,
,Ms,sp9tnin OF Loefher and Frosch nelthe
/! @S Gns permanent protection, nor render
i sildei '''"eNs 10 natural 'h4e'''oh an
M, LIE disease may be described patholop
III as a contagious aptha. characterize
HI VIZ formation Of veslcles or blisters Il
II MI, mouth and feet, accompanied by feye
III As,aa. attains critical maximum, an
II s,rs,aiter gradually falls to the normal ten
III M t,e; after the breaking Of the blister
,sS s.,iasAehorge Of lymph The period Of In
II w. Is from twenty four hours TO seve
III Eip, after exposure, three and four day
HI ss most common. During invasion tn
III M Iature VIII rise two degrees Fahrer
III ana the symptoms manifested will b
1, hrina!i5 arched back rigors. suspende
III NAV non. slightly infamed mouth, wit
II u5 ulScharge Of saliva, stiff movement
III X accelerated pulse.
III .tne third or fourth day after frs
Ill t1r,pi appear the specific vcsicles WI
n INV N IN the mouth, at first the size of
III h.tssne au, afterwards Joining to form larg
IA eed a. snd containing AT frst water co
III I'm, ~ ~ afterwards an Opaque lymph, an
~ tppes. cue same time similar vesicles wi
III IN On the skin Immediately above IN
I'll aaee, me hoOfs. In the inter dlgits
III synbtosslha IN the heels at the back Thes
II hsas sIIs VIII also be associated with pr,
III an dIJaaillVatlon, extreme lameness rapi
III rssehg IN flesh, loss Of milk, total SUI
IA uts bssSw rumination. inability to mast
food, constipation, and high ten