hog cholera

hog cholera

noun \ˈhäg-, ˈhȯg-\

Definition of HOG CHOLERA

: a highly infectious often fatal disease of swine caused by a flavivirus of the genus Pestivirus (species Classical swine fever virus) and characterized by fever, loss of appetite, weakness, erythematous lesions especially in light-skinned animals, and severe leukopenia—called also swine fever; see african swine fever