Which of the following are infected by foot-and-mouth disease?

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Q: 35 (IES/2011)
Which of the following are infected by ‘foot-and-mouth disease?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

IES

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0,160,28,13,160,6,9

keywords: 

{'mouth disease': [1, 0, 2, 1], 'dogs': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'cattle': [1, 1, 0, 1], 'poultry': [3, 0, 2, 1], 'cats': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'foot': [1, 0, 7, 2]}

The correct answer is option 2: Cattle.

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. It is caused by the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV).

Option 1: Cats - Cats are not typically susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease. The disease primarily affects domestic and wild cloven-hooved animals.

Option 3: Dogs - Dogs are generally resistant to foot-and-mouth disease. They can contract the disease in rare cases, but it is not a common occurrence.

Option 4: Poultry - Poultry, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, are not typically affected by foot-and-mouth disease. The virus mainly affects mammals, especially cloven-hooved animals.

In summary, only option 2 (Cattle) is infected by foot-and-mouth disease.