Which disease is also called Swamp Fever?

Which disease is also called Swamp Fever?

• A. Equine Infectious Anemia
• B. Dengue
• C. Valley Fever
• D. Sore Tongue

Answer: (A)

Common names for diseases often reflect how they’re transmitted or the environment where they’re seen. “Swamp Fever” is a nickname for equine infectious anemia because the virus is spread by blood-sucking flies, which are common in damp, swampy habitats. Horses exposed in these environments can become chronically infected with lifelong viremia. Among the listed diseases, only equine infectious anemia carries this informal name; dengue is a human mosquito-borne illness, Valley Fever is a fungal infection caused by Coccidioides, and “sore tongue” isn’t a recognized infectious disease name.

Common names for diseases often reflect how they’re transmitted or the environment where they’re seen. “Swamp Fever” is a nickname for equine infectious anemia because the virus is spread by blood-sucking flies, which are common in damp, swampy habitats. Horses exposed in these environments can become chronically infected with lifelong viremia.

Among the listed diseases, only equine infectious anemia carries this informal name; dengue is a human mosquito-borne illness, Valley Fever is a fungal infection caused by Coccidioides, and “sore tongue” isn’t a recognized infectious disease name.