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Pestivirus Infections

Medical Definition:	Infections with viruses of the genus PESTIVIRUS, family FLAVIVIRIDAE.
Guide Notes:	caused by a flavivirus; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics

Pestivirus Infections Categories.

	Border Disease - Congenital disorder of lambs caused by a virus closely related to or identical with certain strains of bovine viral diarrhea virus.
	Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease - Acute disease of cattle caused by the bovine viral diarrhea viruses (DIARRHEA VIRUSES, BOVINE VIRAL). Often mouth ulcerations are the only sign but fever, diarrhea, drop in milk yield, and loss of appetite are also seen. Severity of clinical disease varies and is strain dependent. Outbreaks are characterized by low morbidity and high mortality.
	Classical Swine Fever - An acute, highly contagious disease affecting swine of all ages and caused by the CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS. It has a sudden onset with high morbidity and mortality.
	Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Bovine - Clinically severe acute disease of cattle caused by noncytopathic forms of Bovine viral diarrhea virus 2 (DIARRHEA VIRUS 2, BOVINE VIRAL). Outbreaks are characterized by high morbidity and high mortality.

Pestivirus Infections Medical Definitions and Terms

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