Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
bovine virus diarrhea Function:
noun : an infectious disease of cattle that is characterized by fever, diarrhea, loss of appetite, dehydration, excessivesalivation, and ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract, that is caused by a flavivirus (genus
Pestivirus), and that tends to occur in herds with high morbidity but low mortality called also
bovine viral diarrhea, mucosal disease
