Bovine papular stomatitis Bovine papular stomatitis Bovine papular stomatitis is a disease caused by a virus of the family "Poxviridae" and the genus "Parapoxvirus". It occurs worldwide in cattle. Symptoms include reddish, raised, sometimes ulcerative lesions on the lips, muzzle, and in the mouth. It usually occurs before the age of two years. Reinfection is possible because of the short duration of immunity. Clinically, the disease is mild, but its importance lies in the need to differentiate it from foot-and-mouth disease. There have been reports of both lesions on the hands of milkers and similar infections in sheep and goats, as well as
History of medicine in the Philippines Rodrigo de San Miguel's "Manual de Medicina Domestica" (Manual on Domestic Medicine), and Fr. Manuel Vilches' "Manuel del Mediquillo Visaya" (Manuel of the Visayan Traditional Healers). Philippine National Artist and painter Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco recorded and depicted the history of medicine in the Philippines by creating four mural-like four-panel oil paintings collectively titled "The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines", which traced the practice of medicine from the times of the "babaylans" ("medicine men and women") up to a period in the modern-day era. The first painting depicts pre-colonial medicine, the second portrays medicine during the Spanish colonial period,