This occurs when bacteria that normally inhabits the upper r…
This occurs when bacteria that normally inhabits the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity is aspirated. Horses of all ages can be affected, although young horses are predisposed. The clinical signs include exercise intolerance, fever, tachypnea, cough, bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, inappetence, and pleurodynia. The infection has not yet spread from the lung tissue to the pleural space. What respiratory system disease is this?