Bluetongue — Do You Have This Viral Infection?

Bluetongue?! I’ve never heard of such a thing as blue tongue. I heard of blue ball, but blue tongue?
I mean when I eat blue candy, my tongue surely turns blue.
So, what exactly is Bluetongue? Does the tongue really get blue? Or, is it another way of saying you’re feeling blue and everything you say is blue? ![]()
Bluetongue virus hits Dutch farm
The Dutch Government has banned all exports of live sheep, cattle and goats after a farm tested positive for the harmful bluetongue virus.
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Bluetongue virus hits Dutch farm.Officials have also introduced movement restrictions covering a 170km radius around the affected farm in Kerkrade.
It is the first time the insect-borne virus, which is normally found in Mediterranean regions, has been discovered in northern Europe.
Health experts said the viral infection did not pose a risk to human health.
All species of ruminants, which include goats and deer as well as cattle, can be infected. Sheep are the most susceptible, with up to 70% of an infected flock dying from the virus.
Visible characteristics of the disease in sheep include a fever that may last for several days, mucous lining the animal’s mouth, nose and eyes, and excessive salivation and frothing.
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Read more on: bbc.co.uk
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