Blue tongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, athropod-borne viral disease of sheep and less frequently of cattle, goats, buffaloes, deer and antelopes. There are no reports of any human being having caught the disease, so it seems to be confined to some species of animals. The pathogenic virus is from a member of virus family called Reoviridae. It is transmitted by Culicoides imicola. This article is about the animal, sheep; for other meanings of Sheep, see Sheep (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... A buffalo is one of several species of bovine. ... Genera About 15 in 4 subfamilies. ... This article deals with the African herbivorous mammal. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... A common alternate meaning of virus is computer virus. ... Culicoides imicola is midge which transmits the bluetongue virus vector. ...
The disease has been observed in Australia, the USA, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. It is transmitted by biting midges, and major symptoms are high fever, excessive salivation, swelling of the face and tongue and cyanosis of the tongue. The incubation period is about 1 week, and all symptoms usually develop within one month. Swelling of the lips and tongue due to the viral infection gives the tongue its typical blue appearance, though this sign is confined to only a minority of the animals. The disease may occasionally be lethal. Africa is the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earths surface. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Midges on a Toyota. ... For the band, see Saliva (band). ...
On the other hand, the tongues of human patients with some types of heart diseases may have a blue color. But this is a completely irrelevant condition with the disease described above. The cause of this condition is inadequate blood and oxygen supply to tissues by a deficiently working heart.
Bluetongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, arthropod-borne viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and less frequently of cattle, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries and antelope.
Major signs are high fever, excessive salivation, swelling of the face and tongue and cyanosis of the tongue.
Although the tongues of human patients with some types of heart disease may be blue, this sign is not related to bluetongue disease.
Her tongue was pale on the sides with teeth-marks, the fur white and lacking moisture; the pulse was fine and forceless.
Female, 76 years old, presented in clinic with turbid, greasy urine, urinating as much as she was drinking, tongue and throat very dry, complexion dark fl, aching in the lumbus and knees, the limbs were not warm, the body was cold, and she complained that she feared the cold.
In this case, the tongue body was dark, purple in the center and slightly gray, the tongue itself was withered and small, movement [of qi] was slowed, and spirit qi was lacking.
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