pseudorabies

noun

pseu·​do·​ra·​bies -ˈrā-bēz 

: an acute febrile viral disease of domestic animals (such as cattle and swine) that is caused by a herpesvirus (Varicellovirus suidalpha1) and that is marked by cutaneous irritation and intense itching followed by encephalomyelitis and pharyngeal paralysis and commonly terminating in death within 48 hours

called also infectious bulbar paralysis, mad itch