Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Title: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 1389 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 1389 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Teacher has no idea what EPM is so could tell them anything and they would believe it. Complete with references. Very Informative
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a disease among horses that damages the Central Nervous System (CNS). If not treated, it can be deadly. The protozoan, Sarcocystis neurona, infects the horse, building colonies in the brain and along the spine. Since it is a relatively 'new' disease, discoveries are occurring
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treatment usually lasts between 12 weeks and 3 months before there is a noticeable difference in the horse, however, the neurological damage cannot be repaired. In most cases, the damage is far too great for the horse to be used for anything else, if it can even walk. There have only been a few full recoveries of EPM. New treatments are discovered all of the time, but still there are none that are both inexpensive and effective.