Aueshki Disease

Aujeszky disease is an infectious disease caused by a virus of the herpesvirus family that affects pigs and other animals. This disease is also known as pseudorabies or enzootic porcine encephalitis.

Aujeszky's disease was first described in 1870 by the Hungarian pathologist Aujeszky, who named it after his father. Aujeszki virus was first isolated in 1901 and is now known as pseudorabies virus.

Symptoms of AD in pigs can include fever, depression, drooling and paralysis. In severe cases, loss of coordination, seizures, and even death can occur.

Aujeszki virus is widespread throughout the world and can infect pigs, cats, dogs, rats and other animals, including humans. Transmission of infection occurs through contact with infected animals or their secretions.

Treatment of Aujeszky's disease includes the use of antibiotics and antiviral drugs, as well as the isolation of infected animals from healthy ones. However, because AJV is resistant to many antibiotics, treatment can be difficult.

Prevention of Aujeszky disease consists of observing sanitary standards for keeping animals and carrying out regular vaccinations. It is also important to ensure that animals do not have contact with other animals that may be infected with the virus.

In general, Aujeszky disease is a serious problem for pig production and livestock production in general. It can lead to significant economic losses and requires an integrated approach to control and prevention.

Aujeszky's disease

Aujeszky's disease is an acute infectious viral disease with transmissible transmission of the pathogen, accompanied by fever, damage to the nervous system and respiratory organs. The reservoir and source of the infectious agent are domestic animals in which the disease occurs in the form of an enzootic or epizootic.\nThe first pronounced phenomenon of the disease was recorded in pigs in the south of Poland in a large veterinary farm in the summer of 1957. In the USSR, the first isolated culture of the virus was obtained in 1963 from infected pigs and was named Aujeszky's virus. There are no specific methods for diagnosing the virus. Specific sera are prepared according to epizootic data. They find a wide range of applications in medicine - vaccines, in veterinary medicine - for the manufacture of vaccines. Used to treat animals during endemic outbreaks.\n Pathogenesis

The infected pathogen is localized in the medulla oblongata, where it is fixed by necrotic changes in the meninges, surrounds and absorbs nerve cells, penetrating into the vascular elements; the presence of specific symptoms is not observed. With further development, the infection spreads to the sympathetic plexuses, envelops the neurons of the glands with secretion, the process melts and spreads to the peripheral nerve endings, glands and skeletal muscles.\nAfter the incubation period, signs of a viral infection appear: fever, increased body temperature, decreased activity of animals, which leads to to reduce body weight up to 20–30%. The main damage is inflammation