Problem
Louping ill
Nature:
Louping-ill () is an acute viral disease primarily of sheep that is characterized by a biphasic fever, depression, ataxia, muscular incoordination, tremors, posterior paralysis, coma, and death. Louping-ill is a tick-transmitted disease whose occurrence is closely related to the distribution of the primary vector, the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus. It also causes disease in red grouse, and can affect humans. The name 'louping-ill' is derived from an old Scottish word describing the effect of the disease in sheep whereby they 'loup' or spring into the air.
Broader Problems:
Enzootic diseasesTick-borne viral encephalitisDiseases of nervous system in animals Subject(s):
Medicine → PathologyMedicine → Nervous system
Medicine → Specific diseases
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
27.12.2017 – 17:41 CET