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Rinderpest was mainly transmitted by direct contact and by drinking contaminated water, although it could also be transmitted by air. [4] Rinderpest is believed to have originated in Asia, and to have spread by transport of cattle. [5] [6] [7] The term Rinderpest (German: [ˈʁɪndɐˌpɛst] ⓘ) is a German word meaning 'cattle plague'.
Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals. A member of this family is called a canid; all extant species are a part of a single subfamily, Caninae, and are called canines. They are found on all continents ...
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.
Canidae (/ ˈ k æ n ɪ d iː /; [3] from Latin, canis, "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (/ ˈ k eɪ n ɪ d /). [4] The family includes three subfamilies: the Caninae, and the extinct Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae. [5]
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from an ...
Some dog breeds are simply cleaner than others. However, exactly what defines “clean” depends on who you ask. Some breeds are relatively low-maintenance and may not require as much brushing ...
Morbillivirus is a genus of viruses in the order Mononegavirales, in the family Paramyxoviridae. [1] [2] Humans, dogs, cats, cattle, seals, and cetaceans serve as natural hosts.
The close similarities between measles virus, canine distemper virus and rinderpest virus have given rise to speculation that measles was first transmitted to humans from domesticated dogs or cattle. [28] The measles virus appears to have fully diverged from the then-widespread rinderpest virus by the 12th century. [29]