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Rabies has a long history of association with dogs. The first written record of rabies is in the Codex of Eshnunna (c. 1930 BC), which dictates that the owner of a dog showing symptoms of rabies should take preventive measure against bites. If a person was bitten by a rabid dog and later died, the owner was fined heavily.
Up to 80 percent of dogs infected will have symptoms, but the mortality rate is only 5 to 8 percent. [5] Infectious canine hepatitis is a sometimes fatal infectious disease of the liver. [6] Canine herpesvirus is an infectious disease that is a common cause of death in puppies less than three weeks old. [7]
There have been four deaths from rabies, transmitted abroad by dog bites, since 2000. The last infection in the UK occurred in 1922, and the last death from indigenous rabies was in 1902. [122] [123] Sweden and mainland Norway have been free of rabies since 1886. [124] Bat rabies antibodies (but not the virus) have been found in bats. [125]
Animal bites where skin has been penetrated, most commonly by dogs and bats, transmit rabies to humans. [7] Rabies from other animals is rare. [7] If the animal is caught alive or dead with its head preserved, the head can be analyzed to detect the disease.
Dogs are susceptible to various diseases; similarly to humans, they can have diabetes, epilepsy, cancer, or arthritis. Timely vaccination can reduce the risk and severity of an infection. The most commonly recommended viruses to vaccinate dogs against are: A rabid dog. Rabies; CDV (canine distemper) CAV-2 (canine hepatitis virus or adenovirus-2)
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