uld take your horse's temperature every six hours to monitor for a return to higher temperatures" (Ball). The typical fever spikes between 102-106°F; a normal temperature is 99.5-100.5°F. Other characteristics include nasal discharge and cough, but are not always present with the herpesvirus. The source of the virus is usually a horse that is a carrier. That is a horse that is shedding the virus but not showing any symptoms.
             EVH-1 is the most severe type of the viruses. The EHV-1 organism can cause three different forms of disease that include: a respiratory disease (rhinopneumonitis, rhino) which affects mostly young horses, abortions in pregnant mares, and neurologic disease (Berends). Rhinopnemonitis is a respiratory disease in horses (Bonner). U
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