Teschen disease

English

Etymology

Named after the divided town of Cieszyn (Poland) / Těšín (now Czechia), where the disease was first recognised in 1929. Teschen is the German name of said town.

Noun

Teschen disease (uncountable)

  1. A severe and fatal form of encephalomyelitis in pigs, caused by the virus genus Teschovirus.
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