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|q6=What clinical signs can be associated with actinobacillosis?
 
|q6=What clinical signs can be associated with actinobacillosis?
 
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*Clinical signs vary from fever, lethargy, depression, '''erysipelas-like lesions''', abscesses, haemorrhage, vomiting/regurgitation and '''lameness''' and '''multiple joint swelling'''
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* lethargy, depression, '''erysipelas-like lesions''', abscesses, haemorrhage, vomiting/regurgitation and '''lameness''' and '''multiple joint swelling''', '''pneumonia''' and '''sudden death'''.   
*More serious cases progress to '''pneumonia''' (clinical signs similar to [[Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae#Clinical Signs| ''A. pleuropneumoniae'']]) and '''sudden death'''.  '''Cardiorespiratory signs''' include tachycardia, heart murmurs, purulent or serous occulonasal discharges, sneezing, coughing, abnormal lung sounds, dyspnoea, '''cyanosis''' changes in heart rate and open mouthed breathing.   
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*'''Cardiorespiratory signs''' -tachycardia, murmurs, changes in heart rate, purulent or serous occulonasal discharges, sneezing, coughing, abnormal lung sounds, dyspnoea, '''cyanosis''' and open mouthed breathing.   
*'''Aural purulent mucoid discharge''' and increased amounts of wax are present along with a '''foul odour'''.  Pigs can become '''deaf''' and are often found rubbing and scratching their ears. Affected animals are in a lot of pain and discomfort and suffer from dysphagia, lymphadenopathy, '''anorexia''', and unthriftiness.   
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*'''Aural purulent mucoid discharge''',rubbing and scratching their ears and deafness.  
*In '''sows'' it can cause '''agalactia, mastitis, abortions, still births''' or '''weak piglets'''.
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*Dysphagia, lymphadenopathy, '''anorexia''', and unthriftiness.   
*Neurological signs include head tilt, circling, '''temors''', nystagmus, strabismus, decreased or absent menace response, ptosis, miosis or meiosis, photophobia, headshaking, opisthotonus, facial paralysis, '''paraparesis''' and '''ataxia'''. Further occular signs associated with this disease is '''corneal oedema''' and '''ulceration'''.
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*Neurological signs such as head tilt, circling, '''temors''', '''paraparesis''' and '''ataxia'''.  
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*Occular signs such as '''corneal oedema''' and '''ulceration'''.
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In '''sows'' it can cause '''agalactia, mastitis, abortions, still births''' or '''weak piglets'''
 
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