rinderpest
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dərˌpɛst noun Veterinary Pathology.
an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
Also called cattle plague.
Origin:
1860–65; < German, equivalent to Rinder cattle (plural of Rind) + Pest pestilence
1860–65; < German, equivalent to Rinder cattle (plural of Rind) + Pest pestilence
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| an acute contagious viral disease of cattle, characterized by severe inflammation of the intestinal tract and diarrhoea | |
| [C19: German: cattle pest] | |
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Over time mutation spawns new diseases: avian influenza becomes human influenza, bovine rinderpest becomes measles.
Rinderpest is an infectious viral disease of cattle.
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