In addition to the new coronavirus and monkeypox cases that we are most familiar with, a lumpy skin disease has recently appeared in India. I found that the cows in India were covered with big lumps, which looked very scary.

According to Indian media reports, oily skin disease has broken out in many places in India. Currently, more than 1.7 million cattle have been infected in many states, including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, and more than 75,000 cattle have been infected. A cow dies. At present, the local government is afraid that the virus will be transmitted to humans, and residents have stopped drinking local milk. This feels a bit similar to the laryngeal sinus case. The monkey case is also a disease of humans and animals. However, after virus testing, it was found that this virus also belongs to the poxvirus class.

With regard to the outbreak of bovine lumpy skin disease in many places in India, what kind of disease is it?

Lumpy skin disease, also called cow bumps or nodular skin disease, is caused by viruses spread by mosquitoes, flies, lice and other blood-sucking insects. It is mainly caused by the emergence of a virus that spreads in animals, especially cows. If this disease occurs, there will be fever, anorexia, nodules on the skin and mucous membranes of the mouth, nostrils, breasts, etc., and For dairy cows, it seriously affects the yield of dairy cows, and of course, death may also occur in the most serious cases.

Bovine lumpy skin disease virus actually broke out once in Zambia as early as 1929, when it was considered pseudourticaria. Later, when these viruses were isolated, we learned that this was an infectious disease, called psoriasis cutaneous virus. This disease exists in the cattle industry, not only in India, but also in our country. It is prone to high incidence in summer. However, it is understood that there is currently no evidence that this virus will be transmitted through human and animal diseases. There is no evidence to support infection in humans. In other words, although this lumpy skin disease is also a contagious virus, it can cause cattle to have fever, skin nodules, and death in severe cases. Judging from the current news, this type of disease still exists. It does not affect humans. It only spreads among cattle, so it will not spread to humans when consuming dairy products or beef milk. Moreover, the milk we drink is pasteurized or boiled, so it will also be spread during the boiling process. It will burn many bacteria to death, so you can use it with confidence. Don’t worry too much. Milk is at least safe at the moment. If you are really worried, you can heat and boil the milk before drinking it.