Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Synonyms

Disease, Foot-and-Mouth

Diseases, Foot-and-Mouth

Foot and Mouth Disease

Foot-and-Mouth Diseases

A highly infectious disease caused by FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS that affects mammals of the ARTIODACTYLA order (CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; and PIGS) and is characterized by high fever followed by the appearance of blisters inside the mouth and on the feet.