Diseases

Mycoplasmal Pneumonia of Swine

A chronic, clinically mild, infectious pneumonia of PIGS caused by MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE. Ninety percent of swine herds worldwide are infected with this economically costly disease that primarily affects animals aged two to six months old. The disease can be associated with porcine respiratory disease complex. PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA is often found as a secondary infection.

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Abstract

A chronic, clinically mild, infectious pneumonia of PIGS caused by MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE. Ninety percent of swine herds worldwide are infected with this economically costly disease that primarily affects animals aged two to six months old. The disease can be associated with porcine respiratory disease complex. PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA is often found as a secondary infection.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Enzootic Pneumonia of Pigs
  • Enzootic Pneumonia of Swine
  • Mycoplasma Pneumonia of Pigs
  • Mycoplasma Pneumonia of Swine
  • Pneumonia of Swine, Enzootic
  • Pneumonia of Swine, Mycoplasmal
  • Swine Enzootic Pneumonia
  • Swine Mycoplasma Pneumonia
  • Swine Mycoplasmal Pneumonia

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32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA

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History Note

2004

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  1. C01w.150.252w.620w.330w
  2. C01w.748w.610w.540w.540w
  3. C08w.381.677w.540w.400w
  4. C08w.730w.610w.540w.540w
  5. C22w.905.626w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mycoplasmal Pneumonia of Swine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045729. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045729
  2. Mycoplasmal Pneumonia of Swine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcine_enzootic_pneumonia
  3. Mycoplasmal Pneumonia of Swine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346131