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116.WHAT IS HOOF-AND-MOUTH DISEASE?

If you live on a farm or have anything to do with cattle, then you’ve probably heard people talk about this disease, also called foot-and mouth disease. It is a highly contagious disease that affects practically all cloven-footed animals.

When an animal gets this disease, it develops blisters on the tongue and lips and around the mouth, on parts of the body where the skin is thin, and between the claws of the feet.