Archive image from page 85 of The pathology and differential diagnosis The pathology and differential diagnosis of infectious diseases of animals differentpathology00moorrich Year: 1908 64 TAKOSIS as ' a disease peculiar to goats.' The identity of this disease and the various affections of goats, largel}' pneumonia, described bj Duquesnoy, Hutchens, Pusch, Steele and others is not established. Mohler and Washburn seem to be the only investigators in this country who have carefully studied this affection. § 57. Geographical Distribution. Takosis is reported from a number of localities in this
Archive image from page 85 of The pathology and differential diagnosis The pathology and differential diagnosis of infectious diseases of animals differentpathology00moorrich Year: 1908 64 TAKOSIS as ' a disease peculiar to goats.' The identity of this disease and the various affections of goats, largel}' pneumonia, described bj Duquesnoy, Hutchens, Pusch, Steele and others is not established. Mohler and Washburn seem to be the only investigators in this country who have carefully studied this affection. § 57. Geographical Distribution. Takosis is reported from a number of localities in this country, more especially in the Northern States. § 58. Etiology. Accord- ing to Mohler and Washburn this disease is caused by M. caprinus. It is pathogenic for goats, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and white mice, but not for sheep, dogs or rats. It usually appears in pairs. It has been isolated in pure culture from the heart's blood,spleen, kidneys and pericardial fluid. It ,, ... . Fig. 8. Micrococcus caprinusJrom was not obtained in cultures / ,,y- „ „„., from the spinal cord. {Mohler). 5 59. Symptoms. The first observable symptom is a listless and languid appearance of the animal. The affected goats lag behind the flock. Frequently there is drooping of the ears and a drowsy appearance of the eyes. There is slight elevation of the temperature in the beginning, but later in the course of the disease it becomes subnormal. As the disease advances the goats move about in a desultory manner, the back arched, neck drawn down toward the sternum, and the gait staggeriug. Rumination is seldom impaired. The appe- tite is usually good but capricious. The exposed mucous membranes are pale. The respirations are accelerated and labored. The affected animals soon become so weak that they can stand with difficulty, and often they are knocked down
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