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consider the disease to be divided into three chisscs — glanders 

 of the lungs, nose and skin. It must he hoi'ne in mind, how- 

 ever, that these forais merge into each other, and that one or all 

 of them may be present in the same animal at one time. Glanders 

 of the lungs may present no noticeable symptoms for morths that 

 would lead to suspicion. The first thing noticed may be a sudden 

 bleeding from the nose or a discharge of bloody mucous ; some- 

 times a loss of flesh and an unthrifty, run-down condition with a 

 short, dry, hacking cough, accompanied by a slight rise in tem- 

 perature to 101 to 103 degrees F. The animal may remain in 

 this unthrifty condition without any apparent cause for months, 

 and die without showing any definite symptoms. 



Fig. 7(3. (;la.\iii.i:s I i.ckiis oi: I".\H( y Bids 



Glanders of the nose usu;illy begins with a watery discharge 

 from one or both nostrils, wliich later becomes thicker and more 

 abundant, and may be streaked with blood. This discharge is 

 odorless, sticky iu character and adheres to the sides of the nostrils. 

 It has a tendency to glue together the long hairs and margins, 

 forming hard, dry crusts. Tf the mucous membrane has a large 

 number of ulcers, the respiration may become wheezing, a sound 

 recognized at once by the experienced veterinarian, which is 

 caused by the swelling of the nasal cavities. Often there is only 

 a dark, reddish color to the mucous membrane. The glands 

 between the jaws (submaxillary) are usually enlarged on the 

 afi'ected side, the swelling being nodular in character and pain- 

 less, adhering to the skin and jaw bone. 



