Newcastle Disease

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Is a:
  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
An acute febrile, contagious, viral disease of birds caused by an avulavirus called newcastle disease virus. It is characterized by respiratory and nervous symptoms in fowl and is transmissible to man causing a severe, but transient conjunctivitis.
Synonyms:
  • Disease, Newcastle
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