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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An acute infectious disease of domestic and wild animals, caused by a herpesvirus spread by contact with pigs, characterized by inflammation of the central nervous system and the respiratory system, and frequently progressing to paralysis and death.

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  • noun A highly contagious herpes virus infection that affects the central nervous system of many animals

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From pseudo- +‎ rabies

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