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Give the symptoms and treatment of actinomycosis in the cow. 



Symptoms: Deformity of the head or other parts affected by 

 the neoplasms; hard, dense and sometimes suppurating tumors de- 

 velop on the lips, tongue, maxillary bone, pharynx, skin, lymph- 

 glands, lungs and occasionally in other organs. The symptoms, 

 therefore, are various. Difficulty in prehension and mastication of 

 food ; teeth loosen ; profuse salivation ; difficulty in swallowing and 

 breathing; in a pulmonary affection, the symptoms resemble those 

 of tuberculosis of the lungs. The disease progresses slowly ; a course 

 of several years in mild cases ; die from inanition due to inability 

 to eat. 



Treatment: Surgical removal of tumors; cauterize the wound 

 formed and apply tincture of iodine freely. Internally, give potas- 

 sium iodide in repeated doses until signs of iodism appear, then 

 discontinue for a time and repeat until a cure is effected. 



Give the cause, course and symptoms of glanders. 



Cause: Bacterium mallei, also called bacillus mallei. 



Course : Acute form, a few weeks ; the chronic form, one or more 

 years. 



Symptoms : Variously manifested as nasal, pulmonary and cuta- 

 neous (farcy) forms. Acute form starts with a chill, fever, muco- 

 purulent nasal discharge which is sometimes mixed with blood ; one 

 or both nostrils swollen, mucous membrane of a dark-red or violet 

 color ; and contains numerous nodules which after a few days become 

 eroded, leaving ulcers; submaxillary lymph-glands enlarged, hard 

 and show little heat or tenderness; cutaneous form (farcy) may or 

 may not be present; this form is characterized by swellings or 

 nodules (farcy buds or farcy buttons) along the superficial lym- 

 phatics, usually of a hind limb. The throat and lungs may become 

 involved, as shown by a violent cough and dyspnoea. The acute 

 form runs a rapid course to a fatal termination. 



Chronic form: Develops insidiously with nasal lesions, ulcers 

 or star-shaped cicatrices, a sticky, blood-streaked nasal discharge; 

 slate-colored mucous membrane; submaxillary lymph-glands hard, 

 indurated and adherent to the adjacent structures. Appetite vari- 

 able, gradual loss of flesh; intermittent, slight fever; cedematous 

 swellings ; cough due to involvement of the lungs ; farcy buds may 

 be present. 



What animals suffer from actinobacillosis ? Give diagnosis and treat- 

 ment. 

 Cattle and sheep. 

 Diagnosis depends upon the finding of the bacillus which 



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