STRANGLES

Strangles

Strangles is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines caused by a bacterium, Streptococcus equi var equi. Strangles is enzootic in domesticated horses worldwide. The contagious nature of the infection has at times led to limitations on sporting events.

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strangles

Noun

  1. A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi

Verb



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