hog cholera
noun
,
Veterinary Pathology
1.
an acute, usually fatal, highly contagious disease of swine caused by an RNA virus of the genus
Pestivirus,
characterized by high fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, and lethargy.
Also called
swine fever
.
Origin
1855-60,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
hog cholera
He cites the pork industry, which used to be blighted with
hog cholera
.
British Dictionary definitions for
hog cholera
hog cholera
noun
1.
the US term for
swine fever