Disease Images

Disease Images: Foot and Mouth Disease

Additional resources for Foot and Mouth Disease


Description:
Bovine, gingiva. There is an elongate erosion (ruptured vesicle) ventral to the incisors.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_001

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Goat, oral mucosa. There is a large erosion (ruptured vesicle) on the rostral mandibular buccal mucosa.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_002

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Goat, oral mucosa. There is a large, partially re-epithelialized (healing) erosion on the rostral mandibular buccal mucosa.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_003

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Pig, foot. There is a ruptured vesicle of the caudal-lateral coronary band, with undermining of the heel.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_004

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Pig, foot. A ruptured vesicle of the coronary band extends into the interdigital skin.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_005

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Pig, foot. There is an intact vesicle on the caudal coronary band of the left claw, and a cleft (ruptured vesicle) on the heel bulb of the right claw.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_006

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Bovine, muzzle. Within the naris, the ventromedial mucosa contains an intact vesicle.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_007

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Bovine, lip. The buccal mucosa contains an erosion (ruptured vesicle).

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_008

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Tongue. There are multiple large mucosal erosions and ulcers.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_009

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Bovine, tongue. A large area of undermined epithelium (bulla) is centrally eroded; this lesion probably resulted from coalescence of several smaller lesions.

Credit: Dr. D. Gregg, Noah's Arkive, PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_010

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Bovine, tongue. Several healing vesicles have yellow-tan margins.

Credit: Dr. D. Gregg, Noah's Arkive, PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_011

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Pig, foot. Large clefts at the coronary bands precede sloughing of the claws.

Credit: Dr. D. Gregg, Noah's Arkive, PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_012

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Pig, tongue. Many ("dry") vesicles are ruptured and lack fluid.

Credit: Foreign Animal Diseases "The Grey Book" USAHA
Photo ID: FMD_013

Description:
Rumen mucosa, higher magnification. There are several irregularly shaped erosions (ruptured vesicles) on the pillar.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_014

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Rumen mucosa, dorsal sac, low magnification. There are several irregularly shaped erosions (ruptured vesicles) on the pillars. The pale margins are undermined epithelium (vesicle remnants).

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_015

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Rumen mucosa, higher magnification. There are several irregularly shaped erosions (ruptured vesicles) on the pillar.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_016

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Teat. There is a ruptured vesicle on the end of the teat.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_017

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Sheep, heart. There is a pale area of myocardial necrosis visible from the epicardial surface.

Credit: Dr. D. Gregg, Noah's Arkive, PIADC
Photo ID: FMD_018

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and Dr. Claire Andreasen and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), and Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC).