Question

If cattle are showing increased respiration and blood mixed foamy discharge from mouth, nose, and anus, it is likely to be suffering from:
A. Rinderpest
B. Mad cow disease
C. Ranikhet
D. Anthrax

Answer 1

Hint:It is a potential bioweapon. Antibiotics that are prescribed may include penicillin, doxycycline, and ciprofloxacin. They are given by IV (intravenously).

 Complete answer: Anthrax is a fatal and contagious disease that commonly affects humans and cattle. It is caused by spores of the bacteria Bacillus anthracis.
These spores remain dormant in the soil for decades and are also found in bloody discharges of infected animals. They can spread to other animals easily. It can be serious in farm animals as they are housed in crowded conditions without sanitary conditions.
In acute anthrax of cattle and sheep, there is an abrupt and spontaneous fever and a period of excitement followed by depression, stupor, respiratory or cardiac distress, staggering, convulsions, and eventually death. Often, the course of the disease is so rapid that the illness is not observed and animals are found dead.

In humans, anthrax causes fever and chills, chest discomfort, shortness of breath, confusion or dizziness, cough, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains, headache, and sweats.
Antibiotics are usually used to treat anthrax.
Inhalation anthrax is treated with a combination of antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin in addition to another medicine.

So the correct option is D: Anthrax

Note: 1. Rinderpest is an infectious disease of many ruminants, especially cattle. It is caused by a paramyxovirus. It is characterized by fever, dysentery, and inflammation of the mucous membranes
2. Mad cow disease, also known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) or prion disease.
It is a fatal disease that slowly destroys the brain and spinal cord in cattle.
It is caused by prions that are infectious free-floating proteins
3. Ranikhet disease is also known as the Newcastle disease.
It is a contagious and highly fatal disease. In spite of the notable work done towards its control, this disease still ranks as one of the most serious viral diseases of poultry worldwide.