months (F = - 2 ym; Figure 1. The number of male and female coyotes captured each month during de~redation control efforts in western Virginia by method. ' Females comprised 51% of our sample and males 49%.
Other less common viral and bacterial infections may cause mouth ulcers, but this is rare. Mouth ulcers can be caused by anaemia and occasionally by other blood disorders, and some skin or gastrointestinal diseases. Sometimes the mouth ulcers are the only sign of an underlying disease.
Trauma from dental work, broken teeth or restorations, and cheek bites and scrapes from hard foods like chips can all precipitate an oral ulcer. Many medications have been linked to outbreaks of oral ulcers. They include NSAIDS (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), chemotherapeutic agents, and beta-blockers.