8It is one of the important viral diseases characterized by fever and rash that spreads to the skin and mucous membranes with inflammation of the nasal mucosa and conjunctiva of the eyes with the presence of respiratory symptoms. Sheep and goat smallpox is the most virulent and important among the types of smallpox in all types of animals, causing an economic loss resulting from the death of the animal may reach 30 _50%
Pathogenicity
The cause is the virus (Capri virus pox), which belongs to the family (pox viridae) is one of the largest viruses in size
Infection
The disease is transmitted through direct and indirect contact, as well as mosquitoes that transmit the disease
Treatment
There is no cure for the disease and management correction should be taken when the disease appears
Prevention
Immunize sheep and goats from the disease by giving the vaccine
Method of administration of the vaccine
The vaccine is dissolved in a cold physiological salt solution according to the number of doses recorded on the vial so that the final dose for each animal is (0.1) ml in the blood in the machine area.Or (1) ml under the skin in the area behind the shoulder under the armpit and immunity is integrated after (21) a day after immunization