Aladár Aujeszky (11 January 1869 Pest – 9 March 1933

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) was a Hungarian veterinary pathologist, professor of bacteriology and microbiologist, noted for his work on

pseudorabies Aujeszky's disease, usually called pseudorabies in the United States, is a viral disease in swine that has been endemic in most parts of the world. It is caused by ''Suid herpesvirus 1'' (SuHV-1). Aujeszky's disease is considered to be the mos ...

Pseudorabies Aujeszky's disease, usually called pseudorabies in the United States, is a viral disease in swine that has been endemic in most parts of the world. It is caused by ''Suid herpesvirus 1'' (SuHV-1). Aujeszky's disease is considered to be the mos ...

(also known as PRV,

Aujeszky's disease Aujeszky's disease, usually called pseudorabies in the United States, is a viral disease in swine that has been endemic in most parts of the world. It is caused by ''Suid herpesvirus 1'' (SuHV-1). Aujeszky's disease is considered to be the mos ...

, infectious bulbar paralysis, or mad itch), is caused by a virus with

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symmetry and belongs to the subfamily

Alphaherpesvirinae ''Alphaherpesvirinae'' is a subfamily of viruses in the family ''Herpesviridae'', primarily distinguished by reproducing more quickly than other subfamilies in the ''Herpesviridae''. In animal virology the most important herpesviruses belong to ...

within the family

Herpesviridae ''Herpesviridae'' is a large family of DNA viruses that cause infections and certain diseases in animals, including humans. The members of this family are also known as herpesviruses. The family name is derived from the Greek word ''ἕρπειν ...

. This subfamily has a wide host range and attacks the

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of the host. It was first described in 1813 in a situation where cattle and pigs shared a stable. In 1909 Weiss found that pigs are the reservoir host of the virus, and that, even though other species such as cattle, sheep, cats, dogs, goats, horses, raccoons, skunks, mice, and rats may transmit the disease, the virus completes its life cycle only in pigs. Aujeszky studied under Endre Hőgyes. From 1907 to 1933 he worked in the Department of Bacteriology of the Royal Academy of Veterinary Medicine. He was the author of 528 publications and director of the Institute of Microbiology at the Veterinary School in Budapest.

References

External links

United States Department of Agriculture - Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s Disease) and Its Eradication
1869 births 1933 deaths Burials at Kerepesi Cemetery Hungarian pathologists {{Hungary-scientist-stub