Pests des Petitis Ruminants ( P.P.R.) Is highly contagious viral disease of Goat , less commonly occure in sheep
Transmission
The virus is present in all body excretions & secretions such as tears , nasal discharege , diarrheic feces
Is spread by Direct & indirect contact
Forms
The disease have two forms
1- Acute Form
manifested by
- short fever accompained by dullness
- serous oculonasal discharge that rapidly become profuse & purrulent
- congestion & necrosis of gum , lower lip , oral mucosa , tongue become coated with fetid diphtheric plaques , lip swollen , animal unable to eat
- profuse diarrhea begins and the feces may be mucoid & blood tinged
2- Sub Acute Form
More common in sheep but they also occure in goats & are manifested by low grade signs & lesions