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is also a muco-purulent discharge, and sometimes a snuffling 

 respiration is ol)served. The tongue is coated, and the exhaled 

 air frequently disseminates a disagreeable odor. The mucous 

 membranes of the cheeks and of the pharynx show either uni- 

 form or spotted reddening. The animals are constipated, the 

 urine is diminished in 



quantity and has a high s^" "*■"--_..,,.. 



specific gravity. Auscul- ' 



tation of the lungs re- ^ 



veals intense vesicular ; 



breathing. ,; 



This condition lasts 

 from one to two days, 

 Avhereupon, r o u n d red 

 spots appear upon the 

 skin (roseola variolosa), 

 which in some places 

 may be surrounded by a 

 moderate serous infiltra- 

 tion, manifested by an 

 urticaria - like elevation 

 of the affected parts of 

 the skin. Such spots are 

 found in the vicinity of 

 the eyes, on tlie cheeks, 

 lips, and nostrils, on the i ' 

 vulva, or on the borders ^ -' ^ 

 of the prepuce, on the i 

 udder, or on the scrotum, , St. 



on the surface of the tail ' *^' 



and on the inside of the ' 

 thigh, therefore princi- 

 pally on those parts of 

 the body which are free 

 from, or only slightly \ 



covered by wool. Less ) 



frequently they occur al- 

 so on the chest and on / 

 the lower abdomen. 



On the following day 

 hemp-seed size, round '" s.%^ 



reddish nodules may be 

 observed in the middle of 

 the red spots, which lose 

 their color on pressure. 



They continue to increase in size on the following days to such 

 an extent that the base may reach the size of a ten cent piece 

 (stadium papulosum). From the surface of the nodules a tena- 

 cious fluid oozes out ; soon the superficial layers become raised, 

 and a clear yellowish serous fluid accumulates under them, 



