mud fever — n 1) a chapped inflamed condition of the skin of the legs and belly of a horse due to irritation from mud or drying resulting from washing off mud spatters and closely related or identical in nature to grease heel 2) BLUE COMB 3) a mild… … Medical dictionary
Mud fever — Dermatophilus congolensis, a causative agent of mud fever Mud fever is a group of diseases of horses causing irritation and dermatitis in the lower limbs of horses. Often caused by a mixture of bacteria, typically Dermatophilus congolensis, and… … Wikipedia
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
autumn fever — mud f. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
field fever — n a European leptospirosis of humans * * * 1. harvest f. 2. mud f … Medical dictionary
swamp fever — swämp , swȯmp n 1) LEPTOSPIROSIS 2) EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA * * * 1. mud f. (def. 1). 2. equine infectious anemia … Medical dictionary
marsh fever — see malaria * * * mud f. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
Scratch — may refer to:MusicRecordings* Scratch (album), by Kaela Kimura * Scratch (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film Scratch * Peter Gabriel (1978 album), a self titled album often referred to as Scratch * Scratch, a song by Morphine on the album… … Wikipedia
Dermatophilus congolensis — This micrograph demonstrates a clustering of Dermatophilus congolensis bacteria using a Giemsa stain. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Rainscald — (also called rain rot or dermatophilosis ) is caused by the same bacteria that can contribute to Mud fever Dermatophilus congolensis . It is a skin infection that can appear on horses backs, if they re left out in wet weather. It is more commonly … Wikipedia
