caprine arthritis-encephalitis

caprine arthritis-encephalitis
a disease of goats caused by a lentivirus. In kids it is characterized by encephalitis with paresis that is often fatal. In adults it takes the form of chronic arthritis with swollen carpal joints, giving it its nickname of big knee.

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