The present work was carried out in order to determine the main clinical manifestations of the canine distemper in two. Canine distemper virus cdv infection is the main infectious cause of. Moquillo o distemper canino parte 1 fisiopatologia y. Canine distemper virus genus morbillivirus causes an often fatal multisystem viral disease that affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems of young dogs. New aspects of the pathogenesis of canine distemper.
Infectious diseases of the dog and cat, third edition. More recently, experimental infection of ferrets has been introduced as an appropriate model for studies on cdv infection routes and virushost cell interactions, respectively 12,14,15. Canine distemper occurs worldwide, and once was the leading cause of death in unvaccinated puppies. Clinica veterinaria puppy planet ambato 68,277 views 10. Cdv infects dogs mainly oronasally via inhalation of aerosols. Canine distemper sometimes termed hardpad disease is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of animal families, including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and large cats, as well as pinnipeds, some primates, and a variety of other species. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Emerging and reemerging virases of dogs and cats, pg 787798. Signs of illness in dogs involve the eyes, nose, lungs pneumonia, stomach intestines vomiting, and brain seizures and tremors. Canine distemper virus cdv, a member of morbillivirus genus in the family paramyxoviridae, is a significant viral disease of both captive and freeranging carnivores globally. Yourpetsdailywellbeingrequires regularcareandcloseattentiontoanyhintofillhealth. Baker institute for animal health, college of veterinary medicine, cornell university, ithaca, new york, usa. Animals in the family felidae, including many species of large cat as well as domestic. Canine distemper information for dog owners key facts distemper is a very contagious viral infection.