For Malignant Catarrhal Fever caused by Ovine Herpesvirus 2, which of the following is true about signs and contagion?

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For Malignant Catarrhal Fever caused by Ovine Herpesvirus 2, which of the following is true about signs and contagion?

Malignant catarrhal fever in cattle from OHV-2 is a mucosal disease caused by a herpesvirus carried by sheep. In affected cows you see depression with mucosal discharge from both the nose and mouth, sometimes dyspnea from mucosal inflammation, and marked ocular involvement such as keratoconjunctivitis with corneal opacity. A key point is that spread from one cow to another is not typical; transmission occurs mainly through contact with infected small ruminants like sheep. This combination of signs plus non-contagious transmission among cattle matches the described statement.

Malignant catarrhal fever in cattle from OHV-2 is a mucosal disease caused by a herpesvirus carried by sheep. In affected cows you see depression with mucosal discharge from both the nose and mouth, sometimes dyspnea from mucosal inflammation, and marked ocular involvement such as keratoconjunctivitis with corneal opacity. A key point is that spread from one cow to another is not typical; transmission occurs mainly through contact with infected small ruminants like sheep. This combination of signs plus non-contagious transmission among cattle matches the described statement.

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