Fever
Systemic disturbances
Eyelids become swollen
Mucopurulent discharge crusts the nostrils
Widespread skin lesions on the muzzle, ears, and areas free of wool or long hair.
Lesions start as erythematous areas on the skin and progress rapidly to raised, circular plaques
Virus is abundant in skin lesions at this stage.
As lesions start to regress, necrosis of the dermis occurs and dark, hard scabs form, which are sharply separated from the surrounding skin.
Regeneration of the epithelium beneath the scabs takes several weeks.
When scabs are removed, a star-shaped scar, free of hair or wool, remains.
In severe cases, lesions can develop in the lungs.
The symptoms are generally less severe in goats