Dermatopathology of Orf Virus (Malaysian Isolates) in Mice Experimentally Inoculated at Different Sites with and without Dexamethasone Administration

Table 1

Scoring protocol for clinical signs.

Clinical sign	Scoring	Interpretation
Ruffled fur	0	Normal fur
	2	Ruffled fur at head
	4	Ruffled fur at head and thorax
	6	Ruffled fur at head, thorax and abdomen
Ocular discharge	0	Normal eyes
	2	Discharge at upper eyelid
	4	Discharge at upper and lower eyelid
	6	Discharge at upper, lower eyelid and medial canthus
	8	Discharge at upper, lower eyelid, medial and lateral canthus
Level of alertness	0	Alert
	1-5	(Number of mice reduced in alertness)
Clinical Lesion(s)	2-8	2=hyperemia, 4=macule, 6=papule, 8=vesicle/scab