Show DISEASE OF FOOT AND trouble caused by virus or germ that passes through finest PH fit ter tar protect healthy animals foot and mouth disease has broken out in several middle west veat states it Is in very contagious and la Is caused by a virus or germ that passes through tho the finest filter the germ has never been men or cultivated it la Is spread by persons who have handled infected animals by all classes of live stock hay and straw from infected farms green hides and fleeces cea and by any transportation agency every outbreak that has occurred in thip coun try has been traced to imported ln in faction fec tion the chief symptoms ot of liot and mouth disease are small water blis or vesicles which develop on the membrane covering tho lips and anc tongue and upon n the skin of the feet or the udder cattle ure are most moat au aua TOL j cep tible to the dibease dl di dease then follow hogs sheep antl and goats persons rarely become infected naturally infected animals may show symptoms after two days but sometimes not until 11 days after having been exposed A moderate fever develops in the first or seco second n d day cattle lar when eating and dribble long sticky threads of 0 saliva from the corners of the mouth the animals get gel lame as an result of blisters appearing between the toes these blisters soon break discharge a straw covered fl zd and leave raw sores which become infected with dirt so that pus pua forms in the great majority of cases re covery will occur it if the disease Is allowed to run its course the mortality amounts to less than 1 per cent as a rule unless complications set lo in however on account of the serious consequences which would follow an uncontrolled outbreak both federal and state live lire stock sanitary authorities exert every means to stamp out the tha disease all cloven footed animals on infected farms are killed and burled buried la in quicklime the premises are thor thop hughly dis infected and quarantine lna rules strictly enforced treatment it is out of the question healthy animals should be pro in every way possible from coming in contact with infected ob ejects to prevent introduction of at th disease it Is advisable to keep stock out of the highways and away from pastures bordering on an main traveled roads among the reasons why every ef fort should be made to stamp out the disease at once are the following it interferes with the sale of both locally and with other states and countries it brings about the closure of fairs and stock markets it restricts the supply of milk and beef it behooves every farmer tar merto to operate cooperate co in the fullest way to prevent the further introduction of at the disease into the state |