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Canine distemper virus (CDV) (sometimes termed "footpad disease") is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, [2] including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and felines, as well as pinnipeds, some primates, and a variety of other species. CDV does not affect humans.
Canine distemper is highly contagious and can be deadly. All dogs are at risk, so it's vital to know the causes and stay up to date with vaccinations.
An alarming outbreak of canine distemper is spreading among Long Island raccoons, with experts warning that the deadly disease could infect unvaccinated dogs. Long Island dog owners warned over ...
Canine distemper virus is closely related to measles virus and is the most important viral disease of dogs. The disease (which was first described in 1760, by Edward Jenner, the pioneer of smallpox vaccination, is highly contagious, but is well controlled by vaccination. In the 1990s, thousands of African lions died from the infection, which ...
Canine distemper is an often fatal infectious disease that mainly has respiratory and neurological signs. [4] Canine influenza is a newly emerging infectious respiratory disease. Up to 80 percent of dogs infected will have symptoms, but the mortality rate is only 5 to 8 percent. [5]
Causes have been speculated to include decreased Vitamin C uptake, increased vitamin (other than C) and mineral uptake, and infection with canine distemper virus(CDV). [1] [5] [6] Decreased Vitamin C uptake has been dismissed as a cause, but excessive calcium supplementation remains a possibility. [7]
Canine Distemper Virus is a serious viral disease that can infect mammals, although it is not transmissible to humans, according to the Ohio Wildlife Center. It often affects raccoons, foxes and ...
Granulomatous meningoencephalitis (GME) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) of dogs and, rarely, cats.It is a form of meningoencephalitis.GME is likely second only to encephalitis caused by canine distemper virus as the most common cause of inflammatory disease of the canine CNS. [1]