Vesicular stomatitis virus Vesicular stomatitis virus Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus (VSIV; often still referred to as VSV) is a virus in the family "Rhabdoviridae"; the well-known rabies virus belongs to the same family. VSIV can infect insects, cattle, horses and pigs. It has particular importance to farmers in certain regions of the world where it infects cattle. This is because its clinical presentation is identical to the very important foot and mouth disease virus. The virus is zoonotic and leads to a flu-like illness in infected humans. It is also a common laboratory virus used to study the properties of viruses in the
Aphthous stomatitis spicy and acidic foods and beverages. Many different topical and systemic medications have been proposed (see table), sometimes showing little or no evidence of usefulness when formally investigated. Some of the results of interventions for RAS may in truth represent a placebo effect. No therapy is curative, with treatment aiming to relieve pain, promote healing and reduce the frequency of episodes of ulceration. In cases of folate deficiency, daily folic acid (vitamin B9) supplements may prevent or reduce aphthous stomatitis reoccurrence. The first line therapy for aphthous stomatitis is topical agents rather than systemic medication, with topical corticosteroids being the