What causes diamond skin disease in pigs?

Swine erysipelas is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae seen mainly in growing pigs and characterised clinically by sudden death, fever, skin lesions and arthritis. The fever can induce abortion in pregnant gilts and sows.Click to see full answer. Thereof, can humans get erysipelas from pigs?Once a pig has been infected it will become immune and in many cases this is only associated with mild or sub-clinical disease. It also causes local skin lesions in humans but this is rare. Strains of erysipelas vary in their capacity to produce disease, ranging from very mild to very severe.Subsequently, question is, what can you catch from pigs? Sick pigs can pass on zoonotic diseases to humans, which can include the skin condition erysipeloid and the bacterium Streptococcus suis, which can lead to illness including meningitis and deafness in humans. Beside this, how do you prevent erysipelas in pigs? There are commercially available vaccines that work against serotypes 1 and 2 and these are very effective. Erysipelas vaccination is routinely used in breeding animals and can also be used in growing pigs on units where the disease has been a problem.How do you treat PRRS in swine?There is no specific treatment for PRRS. Broad-spectrum antibiotics may be useful in controlling secondary infections. Anti-inflammatory products (e.g. aspirin) are commonly administered during acute disease.

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