Hog Cholera (Classical Swine Fever) affects which animal species?

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Hog Cholera (Classical Swine Fever) affects which animal species?

Hog Cholera, or Classical Swine Fever, is a viral disease with a host range focused on swine. The virus primarily infects domestic pigs and wild boar, causing fever, depression, hemorrhages, and high mortality. It is not known to cause disease in birds, cattle, or sheep under typical conditions, so pigs are the species affected. Understanding this host specificity helps distinguish it from diseases that involve poultry or ruminants.

Hog Cholera, or Classical Swine Fever, is a viral disease with a host range focused on swine. The virus primarily infects domestic pigs and wild boar, causing fever, depression, hemorrhages, and high mortality. It is not known to cause disease in birds, cattle, or sheep under typical conditions, so pigs are the species affected. Understanding this host specificity helps distinguish it from diseases that involve poultry or ruminants.

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