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  2. Canine distemper - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Nematode infection in dogs - Wikipedia

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    Female worms reach lengths of over one meter by up to 12 mm in diameter; male worms measure 20 cm by 6–8 mm. Both sexes are blood red in color. The parasite is distributed worldwide, but is rare in Europe. It is not restricted to the dog as the final host, but can infect most mammals (including humans). [45]

  4. Dirofilaria immitis - Wikipedia

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    The repellent, such as Vectra 3-D, keeps mosquitoes from feeding on the dog and transmitting the L 3 stage worms. If a dog is bitten, the heartworm preventive takes over when administered. If a mosquito feeds on a heartworm positive dog on a repellent, they do not live long enough for the microfilaria they ingested to molt into the infective L ...

  5. Long-Time Veterinarian Explains How Dogs Get Parvovirus ... - AOL

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    It can occur in older dogs that were never vaccinated as puppies, and some studies indicate that adults that get sick and are not treated die about 10% of the time, which is a lot less than the 90 ...

  6. Toxocara canis - Wikipedia

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    [13] [10] [14] Although the risk of being infected by petting a dog is extremely limited, a single infected puppy can produce more than 100,000 roundworm eggs per gram of feces. [ 15 ] Toxocariasis can result in complications such as hepatomegaly , myocarditis , respiratory failure and vision problems, depending on where the larvae are ...

  7. Disturbing video shows hundreds of maggots removed from ... - AOL

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    The nearly five-minute video consists entirely of close ups of the infestation and footage of the maggots being pulled from the ear. The video, posted earlier this year to YouTube, has more than ...

  8. List of Monsters Inside Me episodes - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, an 11-month-old baby boy is infected with Baylisascaris procyonis worms that cause him to sleep excessively, lose his balance and almost go blind. In 1967, an elderly Vietnam War veteran was diagnosed with malaria and successfully treated, but later in 2003, he has his legs and testicles destroyed by Lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti worms.

  9. Ancylostoma caninum - Wikipedia

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    Ancylostoma caninum is a species of nematode known as a hookworm, which principally infects the small intestine of dogs. [1] [2] [3] The result of A. caninum infection ranges from asymptomatic cases to death of the dog; better nourishment, increasing age, prior A. caninum exposure, or vaccination are all linked to improved survival.