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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:Enzootic pneumonia of pigs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)]]
[[Image:Enzootic pneumonia of pigs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)]]
Enzootic pneumonia in pigs is a '''[[:Category:Respiratory Diseases - Pig|respiratory disease]]''' caused by '''''[[Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae]]'''''. The disease is associated with a significant loss of production in intensively reared pigs. The organism alone causes a mild disease with characteristic lesions but it also enables other pathogens , particularly '''''[[Pasteurella multocida]]''''' to cause secondary pneumonia which can be more severe. '''''[[Streptococcus suis]]'', ''[[Haemophilus parasuis]]'' and ''[[Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae]]''''' are other pathogens that may be more likely to cause disease when enzootic pneumonia is present. Enzootic pneumonia is frequently a component of '''Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex''', when combined with other agents such as PRRS, '''[[Porcine Circoviruses|Porcine Circovirus 2]] and/or [[Swine Influenza]]''' and bacteria.
Enzootic pneumonia in pigs is a '''[[:Category:Respiratory Diseases - Pig|respiratory disease]]''' caused by '''''[[Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae]]'''''. The disease is associated with a significant loss of production in intensively reared pigs. The organism alone causes a mild disease with characteristic lesions but it also enables other pathogens , particularly '''''[[Pasteurella multocida]]''''' to cause secondary pneumonia which can be more severe. '''''[[Streptococcus suis]]'', ''[[Haemophilus parasuis]]'' and ''[[Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae]]''''' are other pathogens that may be more likely to cause disease when enzootic pneumonia is present. Enzootic pneumonia is frequently a component of '''Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex''', when combined with other agents such as [[PRRS]], '''[[Porcine Circoviruses|Porcine Circovirus 2]] and/or [[Swine Influenza]]''' and bacteria.
Enzootic pneumonia is not zoonotic.
Enzootic pneumonia is not zoonotic.