Sheep pox commonly known as smallpox, is an acute, hot, contagious disease caused by goat pox virus. Its main feature is the appearance of specific papules on the skin and mucous membranes. As the disease not only has a high mortality rate, it often leads to miscarriage of pregnant sheep, and it causes the majority of diseased sheep to lose productivity. Therefore, this disease has caused huge losses to the sheep industry. In order to prevent the outbreak and spread of the epidemic in this county, the following guidelines are proposed for the prevention and treatment of goat pox disease. First, diagnosis According to the history of contact, the typical rash and self-healing process can generally be diagnosed. If in doubt, the damaged molt or biopsy can be observed under electron microscope. If the virus inclusion body is found, the diagnosis is undoubted. Second, the clinical manifestations The incubation period is 5 to 6 days. The beginning is red or mauve small papules. The texture is firm. Later, it expands into a flattened blisters, can develop into a hemorrhagic bullae or pustules, and can have a umbilicus in the center. The size is 3 to 5cm. . Within 24 to 48 hours, the surface covered with a thick hazel brown eschar, with a special grayish or purple halo around the blister, which is then blushed again, and later becomes a papilloma-like nodule. Finally flattened, dried, scabbed and healed. The course of the disease is usually 3 weeks, or up to 5 to 6 weeks, for permanent immunity. The number of skin rashes is small, single or several, and occurs in exposed areas such as fingers, forearms, and face. Except for local swelling and pain, there were no systemic symptoms or only mild fever, and local lymph nodes were enlarged. Some people have transient rashes in the trunk 2 weeks after the onset of the disease, and may also have erythema multiforme rashes on the limbs. Third, the treatment 1. Avoid contact with sheep and goats suffering from goat pox. 2. Life-time immunization of live sheep vaccinated live sheep vaccinia vaccine for 2 to 3 weeks. 3. Use 0.1% potassium permanganate solution to wash the diseased sheep affected area. You can also use it to wash the diseased sheep's affected area with cane vine or wild chrysanthemum decoction or rub it with iodine glycerine. Or with the following traditional Chinese medicine treatment, the effect is also very good. In the early stage of the diseased diseased sheep, two flowers, 6 grams, 3 grams of Cimicifuga, 6 grams of Pueraria, 6 grams of Forsythia, 3 grams of soil, 3 grams of raw licorice, decocted once. 2. Cimicifuga 3 grams, 9 grams of Pueraria, honeysuckle 9 grams, 6 grams of Campanulaceae, Zhejiang Fritillaria 6 grams, 6 grams of Lithospermum, Folium 9 grams, 9 grams of Forsythia, raw licorice 3 grams, decoction 2 Secondary filling service. Pox eruption when forsythia 12 grams, 45 grams of Phellodendron, Coptis 3 grams, 6 grams Huangmao, 6 grams of medlar, decoction gavage. Pox eruption, the formation of crazy skin. Diseased sheep weakness: 1. Angelica 6 grams, yellow tile 6 beans, also Poria 15 grams, 3 grams of Lithospermum, honeysuckle 3 grams, 1.5 grams of licorice, decoction, according to the condition of the dosage. 2. Adenophora 6 grams, inch winter 6 grams, 3 grams of mulberry leaves, lentils 6 grams, 3 grams of pollen, 6 grams of Polygonatum, licorice 3 grams, decoction 1 filling service. Baby digital thermometer for fever Shenzhen urion Technology Co., Ltd. , https://www.urionhealth.com
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