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  2. List of feline diseases - Wikipedia

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    Feline disease refers to infections or illnesses that affect cats. They may cause symptoms, sickness or the death of the animal. Some diseases are symptomatic in one cat but asymptomatic in others. Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses. Some of these can be treated ...

  3. Cat health - Wikipedia

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    Viral diseases in cats can be serious, especially in catteries and kennels. Timely vaccination can reduce the risk and severity of an infection. The most commonly recommended viruses to vaccinate cats against are: Feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), a viral cause of feline viral rhinotracheitis, a respiratory infection of cats.

  4. Feline viral rhinotracheitis - Wikipedia

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    Viral respiratory diseases in cats can be serious, especially in catteries and kennels. Causing one-half of the respiratory diseases in cats, [3] FVR is the most important of these diseases and is found worldwide. The other important cause of feline respiratory disease is feline calicivirus.

  5. Feline leukemia virus - Wikipedia

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    Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus that infects cats. FeLV can be transmitted from infected cats when the transfer of saliva or nasal secretions is involved. If not defeated by the animal's immune system, the virus weakens the cat's immune system, which can lead to diseases which can be lethal. Because FeLV is cat-to-cat contagious ...

  6. Herpesviridae - Wikipedia

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    Nine herpesvirus types are known to primarily infect humans, [7] at least five of which are extremely widespread among most human populations, and which cause common diseases: herpes simplex 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2, also known as HHV-1 and HHV-2; both of which can cause orolabial and genital herpes), varicella zoster (VZV or HHV-3; the cause ...

  7. Cats keep catching and spreading a puzzling and deadly ... - AOL

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    Cats can be great pest control, but an infected mouse could pose threats to their health. People should wash their hands after touching their cat and after encountering wild birds, livestock or ...

  8. Gammaherpesvirinae - Wikipedia

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    Gammaherpesviruses may be a cause of chronic fibrotic lung diseases in humans and in animals. [13] Murid herpesvirus 68 is an important model system for the study of gammaherpesviruses with tractable genetics. [7] The gammaherpesviruses, including HVS, EBV, KSHV, and RRV, are capable of establishing latent infection in lymphocytes. [11]

  9. Is Alzheimer's linked to the cold-sore-causing herpes virus?

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    A new study has identified a potential link between Alzheimer’s disease and the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1). The new research also found that tau protein in the brain, considered a hallmark ...