Changes in salivary biomarkers of stress, inflammation, redox status, and muscle damage due to Streptococcus suis infection in pigs

Table 3 Severity scale. - No presence; + Moderate; ++ Severe

Grade of severity	Description	Hyperthermia	Arthritis	Neurological manifestations
1	No clinical signs	-	-	-
2	Mild disease	-	-	+
3	Moderate	+	-	+
4	High	+	+	+
5	Severe disease	+	+	++

In neurological signs, +: presence of mild to moderate ataxia or depression, ++: presence of severe sings such as convulsions, paddling, shivering, seizures, rolling eyes and/or head tilts

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