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Enzootic Pneumonia - Pigs
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*Also called '''mycoplasmal pneumonia'''
*Also called '''mycoplasmal pneumonia'''
*Major cause of unthriftiness in young pigs
*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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*[[
Pneumonia Overview
#Infectious causes of pneumonia|Pneumonia]] in weaned pigs
*Cough, reduced growth rate
*Cough, reduced growth rate
*Attached to cilia - no [[Respiratory System General Introduction - Pathology#Mucociliary escalator|mucociliary clearance]]
*Attached to cilia - no [[Respiratory System General Introduction - Pathology#Mucociliary escalator|mucociliary clearance]]
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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
**In other areas there may be small red to grey focal lesions evident which indicate the bronchiolar orientation of the inflammatory process
*Histologically
*Histologically
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**Changes result from a catarrhal [[
Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#
Bronchointerstitial
pneumonia
|bronchointerstitial pneumonia]]
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**Changes result from a catarrhal [[Bronchointerstitial
Pneumonia
|bronchointerstitial pneumonia]]
**In chronic cases, prominent accumulations of lymphoid cells can be seen around airways and blood vessels
**In chronic cases, prominent accumulations of lymphoid cells can be seen around airways and blood vessels
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