This disease is a persistent viral disease of horses that ca…

This disease is a persistent viral disease of horses that causes anemia, fever, and weight loss. The diagnosis is a Coggin’s test and there is no effective treatment. Some horses are inapparent carriers and the virus is transmitted from large biting flies. Once infected, the horse becomes carriers of the virus for the rest of its life. Infected horses are quarantined for life or euthanized. What hemolymphatic disease is this? 

This occurs when bacteria that normally inhabits the upper r…

This occurs when bacteria that normally inhabits the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity is aspirated. Horses of all ages can be affected, although young horses are predisposed. The clinical signs include exercise intolerance, fever, tachypnea, cough, bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge,  inappetence, and pleurodynia. The infection has not yet spread from the lung tissue to the pleural space. What respiratory system disease is this?Â