Show OF fuus AND trouble caused by virus OP germ that passes through finest all ter protect healthy animal foot and mouth disease has broken out in several middle west states it la very contagious and Is caused by a virus or germ that passes through the finest filter the germ has never been acen or cultivated it 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 and by any transportation agency every out break that has occurred in this country has been traced to imported infection the chief symptoms of foot and mouth disease are small water blisters or vesicles which develop on the membrane covering the lips and tongue and upon the skin of the feet or the udder cattle are most susceptible cep tible to the disease then follow hogs sheep 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 second day cattle slobber when eating and dribble long sticky threads of saliva from the corners of the mouth the animals get lame as a result of blisters appearing between the toes these blisters soon break discharge a straw colored fluid and leave raw sores which become in fectea with dirt that pus forms in the great majority of cases recovery vill occur it the disease Is al lowed to run its course the mortality amounts to less than 1 per cent as a rule unless complications set in however on account of the serious consequences which would follow an ancon strolled trolled outbreak both federal and state live stock sanitary authorities exert every means to stamp out the disease all cloven footed animals on infected farms are killed and burled in quicklime the premises are hor hughly disinfected dis and quarantine rules strictly enforced treatment Is out of the question healthy animals should be protected in every possible from coming in contact with infected ob ejects to prevent introduction of the disease it Is advisable to keep stock out ot the highways and away pastures bordering on main traveled roads among the reasons athy every et ton should be made to stamp out the disease at once are the following it interferes with the sale of animal 8 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 to operate cooperate co in the fullest way to prevent the fur her introduction of the disease into the state |