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Parvoviruses are among the smallest viruses (hence the name, from Latin parvus meaning small) and are 18–28 nm in diameter. [16] Parvoviruses can cause disease in some animals, including starfish and humans. Because the viruses require actively dividing cells to replicate, the type of tissue infected varies with the age of the animal.
Companion animals such as cats, dogs, and horses, if not vaccinated, can catch serious viral infections. Canine parvovirus 2 is caused by a small DNA virus, and infections are often fatal in pups. [12] The emergence of the parvovirus in the 1970s was the most significant in the history of infectious diseases.
This list of dog diseases is a selection of diseases and other conditions found in the dog. Some of these diseases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contain information specific to dogs.
Over the millennia, pandemics that have killed millions of people have been caused by pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and fungi that crossed over to people from animals.
Feline foamy virus; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline infectious peritonitis; Feline leukemia virus; Carnivore protoparvovirus 1; Feline viral rhinotracheitis; Filoviridae; Foot-and-mouth disease; Foot-and-mouth disease virus; Fowlpox
Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. [1] They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens , including rickettsia and other types of bacteria , viruses , and protozoa . [ 2 ]
The number of viral spillover events of these four viruses from animals to humans increased by 5% annually from 1963 through 2019. ... The duo of viruses caused more than 90% of the 17,000-plus ...
Mammalian influenza viruses tend to be labile, but can survive several hours in mucus. [57] Avian influenza virus can survive for 100 days in distilled water at room temperature, and 200 days at 17 °C (63 °F). The avian virus is inactivated more quickly in manure, but can survive for up to two weeks in feces on cages.