Foot and Mouth Diseases
Synonym :
 Aphthous fever
 Aftosa
 Enzootic apthiae
FMD is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed
species characterized by fever and vesicles and/or ulcer in
the mouth and on the muzzle, teats, and feet
Etiology
• FMD virus belongs to the genus Aphthovirus (aphtha =
ulcer) in the Picornaviridae family
Epitheliotropic Virus
Rinderpest
Synonym :
 Cattle Plague
Rinderpest is an acute or subacute highly contagious
disease of cattle, characterized by erosive or hemorrhagic
lesions of all mucous membrane
Genus: Morbillivirus
• Family: Paramyxoviridae