hog cholera
noun
: a highly infectious often fatal disease of swine caused by a flavivirus (Pestivirus suis) and characterized by fever, loss of appetite, weakness, erythematous lesions especially in light-skinned animals, and severe leukopenia
called also swine fever
see also african swine feverExamples of hog cholera in a Sentence
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His parents were farmers from southern Ohio whose fortunes were demolished by an outbreak of hog cholera.
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David James, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
Stem rust, rice blast, foot-and-mouth disease, avian flu, hog cholera.
—Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021
Integral to the ecosystem, the species can eat the diseased remains of animals that might otherwise carry sicknesses, such as hog cholera or anthrax bacteria.
—Jordyn Hermani, Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2018
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David James, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
Stem rust, rice blast, foot-and-mouth disease, avian flu, hog cholera.
—Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021
Integral to the ecosystem, the species can eat the diseased remains of animals that might otherwise carry sicknesses, such as hog cholera or anthrax bacteria.
—Jordyn Hermani, Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2018
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hog cholera
noun
: a highly infectious often fatal disease of swine caused by a flavivirus (Pestivirus suis) 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 feverLove words? Need even more definitions?
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