tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61286951738199115512012-02-16T14:49:19.545-08:00Erik Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842963728789700475noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128695173819911551.post-40950317164998087272009-06-24T08:51:00.001-07:002009-06-24T09:23:10.408-07:00Distemper is a regularly deadly pathogen common to many animals. Though often associated with dogs, distemper is an illness that will affect other wild and domestic animals as well. Distemper is a very contagious pathogen found in domestic dogs. A dog which has distemper can pass this illness to another dog through its breath and nasal secretions. Initially, an infected dog has a fever, eye and nose discharge, barfing, and diarrhea.<br /><br />Canine distemper pathogen is related to rubeola ( red measles ) but poses no known threat to humans.<br /><br />Distemper is not curable, and just a few dogs will at last get over the disease. The sole infection which kills dogs at a higher rate is rabies. Distemper is not curable and often fatal.<br /><br />Treatment is based on the symptoms that the influenced dog has. Supportive care including liquid replacement and antibiotics is frequently started. Treatment is highly conditional on veterinarian preference and the stage of the disease. Streptococcus equi is very delicate to a selection of anti-microbials, with procaine penicillin G being the drug of choice.<br /><br />Puppies are primarily in danger for dog distemper ; make sure your dog has a complete vaccination history to stop dog distemper infection. Puppies and older dogs are more subject to contracting dog distemper. Puppies who've been born to dogs that have survived the disease acquire a specific quantity of natural immunity from the colostral milk produced by their ma during the initial few days after birth. The quantity of immunity a puppy takes differs with the quantity of antibodies its mother has.<br /><br />Pet owners can also unknowingly bring the infection home on clothes, shoes or car tires. Even indoor pets aren't free from the specter as it is also an airborne pathogen and can infect pets through open windows and doors. Pet herbs, herbal formulas, natural cures, and related alternative drugs products and statements on this site haven't been evaluated by the U.S. These products are sold in the US as animal food additions ( not for human consumption ) and are not meant to diagnose, treat, cure or stop any disease.<br /><br />Symptoms become more major and conspicuous as the illness moves on. The first symptom is fever ( 103F to 106F), which usually peaks 3 to 6 days after infection. These symptoms will become worse over a period of time. It is this side of the pathogen that is the most dangerous, as it frequently causes muscle incoordination, muscle spasm, episode, partial or complete paralysis, and degradation of mental faculties.<br /><br />Virus does not survive more than a couple of hours in the environment, but it can be transmitted by fomites like hands, feet, or contaminated surfaces over a short time/distance. Softly influenced animals can play a vital role in maintaining the pathogen in a shelter population. Pathogen continues in central nervous system for at least 60 days.<br /><br /><a href="http://animalark.us/Canine/Dog-Health/canine-distemper-disease.html">Canine Distemper</a> and how it can effect your dog.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.quizilla.com/stories/9919675/understanding-distemper">Distemper</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6128695173819911551-4095031716499808727?l=distemper2b.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Erik Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09842963728789700475noreply@blogger.com0