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Feline viral rhinotracheitis. Feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) is an upper respiratory or pulmonary infection of cats caused by Felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1), of the family Herpesviridae. It is also commonly referred to as feline influenza, feline coryza, and feline pneumonia but, as these terms describe other very distinct collections of ...
Feline calicivirus. Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a virus of the family Caliciviridae that causes disease in cats. It is one of the two important viral causes of respiratory infection in cats, the other being Felid alphaherpesvirus 1. FCV can be isolated from about 50% of cats with upper respiratory infections. [ 2 ]
Cryptococcosis is a potentially fatal fungal infection of mainly the lungs, presenting as a pneumonia, and brain, where it appears as a meningitis. [ 4 ][ 9 ] Cough, difficulty breathing, chest pain and fever are seen when the lungs are infected. [ 5 ] When the brain is infected, symptoms include headache, fever, neck pain, nausea and vomiting ...
Cat health. Cats are frequently wounded in fights with other cats, and if punctures and tears caused by bites are left untreated, the wounds can lead to serious infections, including abscesses. [1] The health of domestic cats is a well studied area in veterinary medicine.
Young cats, around the age of one year or under, are at the highest risk of infection. [7] Infection can be detected either by culturing a sample or by PCR. [7] Ocular samples are the most common, but samples can also be oropharyngeal, nasal, and/or oral. [7] The infection can be treated with antibiotics, typically with tetracyclines. [7]
Avian influenza in cats; Bladder cancer in cats and dogs; Bone cancer in cats and dogs; Cancer in cats; Cat worm infections; Cat flu, an upper respiratory tract infection, caused by: Bordetella bronchiseptica [3] Chlamydophila felis; Feline calicivirus [4] Feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) [4] FHV-1 [4] Cat-scratch disease; Cat skin disorders
Moraxella catarrhalis. (Frosch and Kolle 1896) Henriksen and Bøvre 1968[1] Moraxella catarrhalisis a fastidious, nonmotile, Gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positivediplococcusthat can cause infectionsof the respiratory system, middle ear, eye, central nervous system, and jointsof humans. It causes the infection of the hostcellby sticking to ...
Sinusitis (or rhinosinusitis) is defined as an inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the paranasal sinuses and is classified chronologically into several categories: [ 22 ] Acute sinusitis – A new infection that may last up to four weeks and can be subdivided symptomatically into severe and nonsevere.