How to prevent and cure swine pox

The disease is an acute and febrile infectious disease caused by swine pox virus. Acne rash occurs on the mucous membrane of some parts of the skin. When the weather is cloudy and rainy and cold, the pigsty is damp and filthy and pigs are malnourished, the epidemic is serious, and the morbidity and fatality rate are high. It often occurs in piglets of 4-6 weeks old.

At the onset of the disease, the body temperature of the diseased pig rose by more than 41 ℃ and did not eat, the inflamed eyelids were stuck by secretions, the nostrils were runny or blocked the nostrils, erythema and papules appeared in the sparse parts of the body, such as nasal disc, eyelids, medial thigh and lower abdomen, and then turned into blisters, which contained clear exudate and then turned into pus. Due to itchy part of the disease, pigs often rub, acne blister rupture, scab, local skin thickening wrinkles such as leather. In addition, acne can occur in the mouth, throat, trachea, bronchus, if mismanagement often secondary to pneumonia, gastroenteritis, septicemia and so on, followed by death.

[prevention and control measures]

The main results are as follows: (1) strengthen feeding management and maintain good environmental hygiene at ordinary times. After the onset of the disease to isolate sick pigs, crusts on the skin and other dirt, should be concentrated together to accumulate fermentation. Feed sick pigs with soft thinner, and keep the pigsty dry to prevent the attack of thieves.

(2) antibiotics and sulfonamides can be used to prevent secondary infection. Local lesions can be washed with 10% potassium permanganate solution, dried and smeared with purple potion, iodine glycerin and so on.