canine causes & transmission

Question 1

unstable in the environment.
• Transmitted through aerosol droplets secreted by infected animals.
• Highly contagious
• Can be shed for several months.
• Affects mostly dogs 3-6 months old

Answer 1

Canine Distemper

Question 2

Spread through body fluids: aerosolized nasal material, urine
• Primary mode of transmission is direct contact with infected dogs, contaminated kennels, runs cages dishes, hands etc
• A recovered patient can shed virus for up to 9 months in urine.

Answer 2

Canine Hepatitis

Question 3

Zoonotic
• Bacteria penetrates mucous membrane or abraded skin, multiply quickly and enter the blood stream, spreading to the kidney, liver, spleen, CNS, eyes and genital tract.
• As the body flights the infection, the organism clears from most organs but can persist in the kidney and liver.
• Chronic cases will shed virus in urine for months or years
• Serovars: canicola, grippotyphosa, icterohaemorragiae, Pomona

Answer 3

Leptospirosis

Question 4

Virus persistis in environment for < 6 months.

• Killed by sodium hypochlorite
• Transmitted through ingestion of the virus shed in feces

Answer 4

Canine Parvovirus

Question 5

Usually mild infections and only puppies younger that 6 weeks of age

Answer 5

Canine Enteric Coronavirus

Question 6

a combination of viral and bacterial infections:

• Canine parainfluenza virus (CPI)
• Canine adenovirus 2 (CAV-2)

Answer 6

Infectious Tracheobronchitis