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Canine coronavirus (CCoV) is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus which is a member of the species Alphacoronavirus 1. It causes a highly contagious intestinal disease worldwide in dogs. [2] The infecting virus enters its host cell by binding to the APN receptor. [3]
Dogs are ten times more likely to be infected than humans. The disease in dogs can affect the eyes, brain, lungs, skin, or bones. [15] Histoplasmosis* is a fungal disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum that affects both dogs and humans. The disease in dogs usually affects the lungs and small intestine. [16]
Clinically, the intestinal form of the infection can sometimes be confused with coronavirus or other forms of enteritis. Parvovirus, however, is more serious and the presence of bloody diarrhea , a low white blood cell count, and necrosis of the intestinal lining also point more towards parvovirus, especially in an unvaccinated dog.
Infectious diseases that affect dogs are important not only from a veterinary standpoint, but also because of the risk to public health; an example of this is rabies. Genetic disorders also affect dogs, often due to selective breeding to produce individual dog breeds. Due to the popularity of both commercial and homemade dog foods, nutrition is ...
"Dogs with health complaints such as digestive/malabsorption issues, parasites, Diabetes mellitus, or Cushing's disease may have an increased appetite due to the effects of their condition ...
Thaiwong et al. [6] submitted a publication in 2016 on a dual infection incident of CaCV and canine parvovirus in a breeding colony of dogs. Two disease outbreaks occurred in Michigan in 2013 and 2014 in which a group of related Papillon dogs became ill and some died shortly (within 1 week) after symptoms began to show.
Fox News Digital speaks with Dr. Cynthia Otto, the director of Penn Vet Working Dog Center, to fill us in on their research. Penn Vet doctors train dogs to sniff out coronavirus [Video] Skip to ...
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