Cattle Plague (Noun)
Meaning
An acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The cattle plague spread rapidly across the countryside, infecting thousands of head of livestock and causing widespread economic devastation.
- Veterinarians worked tirelessly to develop a vaccine for the cattle plague, but it seemed to mutate and adapt at an alarming rate.
- Historians believe that the cattle plague was responsible for the widespread famine and economic disruption that occurred in Europe during the 18th century.
- The farmer's livelihood was ruined when his entire herd came down with the cattle plague, leaving him with nothing but dead animals and mounting debt.
- Scientists have been studying the cattle plague in an effort to better understand the virus and develop more effective treatments for infected animals.