Question: why ppr is called goat plague?
Answer: Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as'goat plague', is a viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, diarrhea, pneumonia, and sometimes death. It is caused by a morbillivirus in the family of paramyxoviruses, that is related to rinderpest, measles and canine distemper.