Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
What is distemper? Canine distemper is a viral disease caused by the canine distemper virus, or CDV, according to VCA Animal Hospitals. It can infect dogs, as well as other animals – including ...
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)
[87] [88] [89] Current research indicates no evidence of type 2 diabetes in dogs. [90] Among the causes of diabetes mellitus in dogs are autoimmune disease or severe pancreatitis . [ 91 ] Forms of diabetes which may not be permanent, depending on the amount of damage to the beta cells of the endocrine pancreas , [ 92 ] are transient and ...
Canine research has led to many significant breakthroughs such as hip replacements, development of cancer treatments, and research in stem cells, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. [19] Treatments for heartworms, parasites, and vaccinations against parvovirus, rabies, and canine distemper have also come from canine models. [13]
Diabetes management. pyotr021/Istockphoto. ... Distemper. Heartworm disease. Tick-borne diseases. ... Dogs generally tend to cost more to insure than cats. Some breeds are prone to certain ...
DA2PP is a multivalent vaccine for dogs that protects against the viruses indicated by the alphanumeric characters forming the abbreviation: D for canine distemper, [1] A2 for canine adenovirus type 2, which offers cross-protection to canine adenovirus type 1 (the more pathogenic of the two strains) (see Canine adenovirus), [1] the first P for canine parvovirus, [1] and the second P for ...
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 ...