Who discovered the first systemic fungicide “Oxathin”? (IFFCO 2022)

✅Explanation:
Splenic fever is another name for anthrax, a serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The disease primarily affects livestock (such as cattle, sheep, and goats) but can also infect humans.

📌 Other Options Explanations:
-FMD (Foot and Mouth Disease): A highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals (cattle, pigs, sheep, etc.).
-Cowpox: A mild viral disease of cows that can be transmitted to humans, providing immunity against smallpox.
-Mastitis: Inflammation of the mammary gland, usually caused by bacterial infection. It primarily affects dairy animals.

🔑Key Points:
-This disease is also known as splenic fever due to the fact that there is an extensive enlargement of the spleen (splenomegaly) due to this infection.
-The disease is caused by bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis.

✏Symptoms:
-There is elevation of body temperature (104 to 108°C).
-Animal refuses to eat and there is the development of bloat.
-Animal is extremely depressed and shows distressed breathing.
-Extreme dyspnoea leads to mouth breathing due to oxygen hunger.
-Sudden death within 48 hrs of illness of animal.