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Diseases of Pigs

Diseases of Pigs. Extension Activity by Stephanie Young. Diseases Contagious From Pigs. Brucellosis Cysticercosis Neurocysticercosis Trichinosis Tapeworms. Tapeworms. Can live in the digestive system, digestive tract, muscles, eyes, liver, lungs, or brain Symptoms:

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Diseases of Pigs

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  1. Diseases of Pigs Extension Activity by Stephanie Young

  2. Diseases Contagious From Pigs • Brucellosis • Cysticercosis • Neurocysticercosis • Trichinosis • Tapeworms

  3. Tapeworms • Can live in the digestive system, digestive tract, muscles, eyes, liver, lungs, or brain • Symptoms: • Digestive symptoms, abdominal pain, hunger, weight loss, worm in stool • Example: Pork tapeworm • Found in pork

  4. Brucellosis • Infectious Disease • Caused by the bacteria in the genusBrucella • Passed among animals • Humans can become infected by coming in contact with a contaminated animal • Symptoms: • Fever, sweats, headaches, back pains, weight loss, and physical weakness • Severe infections of the nervous systems or lining of the heart may occur.

  5. Cysticercosis & Neurocysticercosis • An infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taeniasolium • Penetrate the intestinal wall and invade subcutaneous tissue, brain, eye, muscle, heart, liver, lung, and pertioneum • When cysticerci are found in the brain, it is called neurocysticercosis • Symptoms: • Lumps under skin, blurry vision, retinal detatchment or swelling, seizures, headaches, confusion, sudden death

  6. Trichinosis • Parasitic Roundworm • Migrate into muscles • Caused by eating raw or undercooked pork • Most common in areas where ham or sausage are eaten • Symptoms: • Stomachache, loss of appetite, diarrhea, eye bleeding, achy muscles and joints, fever, chills, thirst, hives, fatigue, difficulty swallowing

  7. Diseases Pigs Get • Influenza • PMWS • PRRS • Swine Fever

  8. Influenza • Swine Flu • A respiratory disease caused by type A influenza • Most outbreaks occur in late fall and winter months • Very common • Swine flu viruses do not usually infect humans

  9. PMWS & PCV2 • “PostweaningMultisystemic Wasting Syndrome” • Causes illness in piglets • Symptoms: • Progressive loss of body condition, visibly enlarged lymph nodes, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, pale skin, and jaundice

  10. Swine Fever • A Virus also called • CSF • Hog Cholera • Pig Plague • Causes fever, skin lesions, convulsions, and usually death within 15 days

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