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ca·nine dis·tem·per

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  1. canine distempernoun

    a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation

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  1. Canine distemper

    Canine distemper virus (CDV) (sometimes termed footpad disease) is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, 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. In canines CDV affects several body systems, including the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts and the spinal cord and brain. Common symptoms include high fever, eye inflammation and eye/nose discharge, labored breathing and coughing, vomiting and diarrhea, loss of appetite and lethargy, and hardening of nose and footpads. The viral infection can be accompanied by secondary bacterial infections and can present eventual serious neurological symptoms. Canine distemper is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Paramyxoviridae (the same family of the viruses that causes measles, mumps, and bronchiolitis in humans). The disease is highly contagious via inhalation. Morbidity and mortality may vary greatly among animal species, with up to 100% mortality in unvaccinated populations of ferrets. In domestic dogs, while the acute generalized form of distemper has a high mortality rate, disease duration and severity depends mainly on the animal's age and immune status and virulence of the infecting strain of the virus. Despite extensive vaccination in many regions, it remains a major disease of dogs, and was the leading cause of infectious disease death in dogs, prior to a vaccine becoming available.

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  1. canine distemper

    Canine distemper is a highly contagious and severe viral disease that affects dogs and other animals like ferrets, raccoons, skunks, and pandas. It primarily impacts the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems, causing symptoms such as fever, coughing, vomiting, and in severe cases, seizures and paralysis. It is spread through direct contact or airborne exposure from an infected animal’s urine, blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids. Vaccination is an effective prevention method for this disease.

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  1. Canine distemper

    Canine distemper is a viral disease that affects animals in the families Canidae, Mustelidae, Mephitidae, Hyaenidae, Ailuridae, Procyonidae, Pinnipedia, some Viverridae and Felidae. It is most commonly associated with domestic animals such as dogs and ferrets, although it can infect wild animals as well. It is a single-stranded RNA virus of the family paramyxovirus, and thus a close relative of measles and rinderpest. Despite extensive vaccination in many regions, it remains a major disease of dogs.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of canine distemper in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of canine distemper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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