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*Caused by infection with [[Fusobacterium|''Fusobacterium necrophorum'']]
 
*Caused by infection with [[Fusobacterium|''Fusobacterium necrophorum'']]
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===Enzootic pneumonia of pigs===
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===[[Enzootic Pneumonia - Pigs]]===
[[Image:Enzootic pneumonia of pigs.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Enzootic pneumonia of pigs(Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
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*Caused by ''[[Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae]]'' and ''[[Mycoplasma hyorhinis]]''
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*Also called '''mycoplasmal pneumonia'''
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*Major cause of unthriftiness in young pigs
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*[[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|Pneumonia]] in weaned pigs
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*Cough, reduced growth rate
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*Attached to cilia - no [[Respiratory System General Introduction - Pathology#Mucociliary escalator|mucociliary clearance]]
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*Usually non-fatal unless there is secondary infection (e.g. [[Pasteurella multocida|''Pasteurella multocida'']])
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*Gross pathology:
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**Confluent consolidation of the cranioventral lung lobes
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**In other areas there may be small red to grey focal lesions evident which indicate the bronchiolar orientation of the inflammatory process
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*Histologically
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**Changes result from a catarrhal [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Bronchointerstitial pneumonia|bronchointerstitial pneumonia]]
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**In chronic cases, prominent accumulations of lymphoid cells can be seen around airways and blood vessels
      
===''Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae''===
 
===''Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae''===
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