bluetongue

bluetongue
A disease of ruminants, caused by a virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc

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  • Bluetongue —   [ bluːtʌȖ; englisch »blaue Zunge«] die, , Blauzungenkrankheit, durch Stechmücken übertragene akute Viruskrankheit besonders der Schafe, vorwiegend in Afrika; verursacht Fieber, Entzündung der Klauen, Nasen und Mundschleimhaut und Blaufärbung… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Bluetongue — Blauzungenvirus Die Blauzungenkrankheit (Syn. Bluetongue, Maulkrankheit, Catarrhal fever of sheep) ist eine virale Infektionskrankheit von Wiederkäuern wie z. B. Schafen, Rindern und Ziegen. Ihr Name leitet sich von der blauen Farbe (Zyanose) der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bluetongue — blue·tongue blü .təŋ n a noncontagious virus disease esp. of sheep that is caused by a reovirus of the genus Orbivirus (species Bluetongue virus) transmitted by biting flies of the genus Culicoides and that is characterized by hyperemia and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Bluetongue disease — Taxobox | color=violet name = Bluetongue virus virus group = III familia = Reoviridae genus = Orbivirus species = Bluetongue virus, BTVBluetongue disease or catarrhal fever is a non contagious, insect borne viral disease of ruminants, mainly… …   Wikipedia

  • Bluetongue disease — Blauzungenvirus Die Blauzungenkrankheit (Syn. Bluetongue, Maulkrankheit, Catarrhal fever of sheep) ist eine virale Infektionskrankheit von Wiederkäuern wie z. B. Schafen, Rindern und Ziegen. Ihr Name leitet sich von der blauen Farbe (Zyanose) der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium — Infobox Stadium stadium name = Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium fullname = Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium nickname = Bluey Grahame Park location = Gosford, New South Wales built = 1999 opened = February 2000 seating capacity = 20,119ref… …   Wikipedia

  • bluetongue vaccine — a modified live virus vaccine of bovine tissue culture origin, used for prevention of bluetongue in sheep …   Medical dictionary

  • bluetongue virus — a virus of the genus Orbivirus, separable into at least 24 serotypes, that causes bluetongue …   Medical dictionary

  • bluetongue — noun Date: 1863 a noncontagious virus disease chiefly of sheep that is caused by a reovirus (genus Orbivirus) transmitted by biting midges and is characterized especially by swelling and ulceration of mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bluetongue — /blooh tung /, n. Vet. Pathol. a viral disease of sheep and sometimes cattle, transmitted by biting insects and characterized by high fever, excessive salivation, swelling of the face and tongue, and cyanosis of the tongue. Also called catarrhal… …   Universalium

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