PRRS doesn’t attack the pig’s lungs like Influenza, it attacks one of the white blood cells that ordinarily kill other diseases, and so the pig ends up dying of those other diseases, like pneumonia. It is a slow disease, and the R for reproductive is because piglets often die before birth and are stillborn, or are born weakened and quickly die.
Although PRRS hits the white cells, it is not the same as HIV or AIDS which hits the T cells of the white blood cells.
You can go to the LINK for more information if you are interested. However, the disease does not affect humans, which is the good news.
The bad news is that wind can spread it one mile, infected pigs can spread it, and shoes that have barnyard dirt can spread it.
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Better watch those pig ear dog treats...my vet says NOT to give them to your dog as they carry diseases that can kill dogs. It was my dog’s favorite treat, until the vet said not to give them to him.
Pass on hot dogs at the Olympics.
WE don’t buy any food that’s not from the USA/Canada anymore and we’re going to start eliminating food from Canada. No pond-raised ‘seafood’ from Indonesia, no packaged Asian food from Malaysia, and no fruits/vegetables from Mexico.
I’ve spent considerable time in these garden spots and their ideas of hygiene are very different from ours. Kinda like rice paddy fertilization in Vietnam. I’d almost rather be hit than to take cover in a rice paddy.
The Chinese are so greedy they don’t care what the consequences of their actions are, particularly if it affects the us in the US.
Any brand names?