Question

Fever, inflammation of the mucous membranes, discharges from the eyes and nose, dehydration, and skin eruptions on the back and flanks, death comes after four to eight days. These are the major symptoms of

• A. Rinderpest
• B. Anthrax
• C. Foot and mouth disease
• D. Cholera

Answer 1

The correct option is A Rinderpest

Rinderpest disease was characterized by necrosis and erosions in the gastrointestinal tract that resulted in severe diarrhoea and dehydration. The animal would at first become pyrexic, dull and depressed. Oral lesions included ulcers, vesicles and erosions on the tongue and oral mucosa, causing ptyalism, smacking of the lips and bruxism due to pain. There was also very commonly diarrhoea or blood and mucous. Diarrhoea and breath would usually have a foul odour. Generally the animal would be weak, lethargic and be reluctant to eat. There may have been signs of weight loss or reduced weight gain. There may have been ocular signs such as excess lacrimation, blepharospasm and reddened conjunctiva. The animal may have also exhibited respiratory distress with dyspnoea, tachypnoea, coughing and nasal discharge. Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme (GREP) succeeded in its goal in 2011 to eradicate this disease globally.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.