Encyclopedia of Life Sciences 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0001024.pub2
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease

Abstract: Foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) is an economically important, highly contagious disease of cloven‐hoofed animals characterized by the appearance of vesicles (blisters) on the feet and in and around the mouth. The causative agent, foot‐and‐mouth disease virus (FMDV), was the first mammalian virus to be discovered. It has a ribonucleic acid (RNA) genome enclosed within a protein coat. The virus replicates very rapidly within the cytoplasm of cells. The RNA gen… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

0
0
0

Year Published

2014
2014
2020
2020

Publication Types

Select...
2
1

Relationship

2
1

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 3 publications
references
References 16 publications
0
0
0
Order By: Relevance