In a message dated 2/9/04 11:43:00 PM EST, ami...@starband.net writes:

<< What is EPM? >>

It is Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis -- a protozoal infection that horses 
can acquire from exposure to possum feces -- generally just from grazing in 
pastures where possum have had access.  Most horses simply develop antibodies 
to the infection but for unknown reasons, some horses don't (or do but 
inadequately) and the protozoa migrate to the cells of the Central Nervous 
System 
where they destroy the host cells while they build colonies of protozoa, 
commonly 
referred to as *lesions*.  This process does enormous neurological damage to 
the horse, usually resulting in total loss of use of the horse and/or death.  
The research and vet communities don't understand the disease and can't cure 
it, although they'll be happy to sell you one or all of several drugs which run 
anywhere from $200.00 to $2,000.00 per month and only interrupt the disease -- 
most horses relapse within 30 days of stopping the drugs.  So that's the 
wonderful world of EPM.       MA


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