rinderpest

[ rin-der-pest ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.

rinderpest

/ ˈrɪndəˌpɛst /

noun

1. an acute contagious viral disease of cattle, characterized by severe inflammation of the intestinal tract and diarrhoea

Word History and Origins

Origin of rinderpest¹

1860–65; < German, equivalent to Rinder cattle (plural of Rind ) + Pest pestilence

Word History and Origins

Origin of rinderpest¹

C19: German: cattle pest

Example Sentences

I hoped the story would go away, like smallpox, rinderpest and Madison Cawthorn.

From New York Times

Morbillivirus spilled over into humans from cattle, in whom it causes a devastating disease known as rinderpest, or “cattle plague,” sometime in the 10th century.

From New York Times

The closest relative of the measles virus is one that causes rinderpest, a disease that affected cattle, deer, buffalo, and other even-toed ungulate species before it was eradicated in 2011.

From Science Magazine

It’s no coincidence that the only eradicated animal disease is rinderpest — cattle measles — thanks to a vaccine.

From Washington Post

International authorities are renewing a push for the last remaining samples of rinderpest to be either destroyed or consolidated in high-security facilities.

From Nature