Common Dog Diseases

Question 0

Hepatitis

Answer 0

Transmitted by urine, feces, or saliva of infected animals.
Fever, tissue swelling, hemorrhage.
Blood transfusion and intensive care. Both are often not successful.

Question 1

Distemper

Answer 1

Airborne virus.
Runny eyes and nose, fever, cough, diarrhea.
No treatment.

Question 2

Leptospirosis

Answer 2

Bacteria spread through nasal secretions, urine, or saliva of infected animals.
Fever, diarrhea, vomiting, jaundice.
Antibiotics, intensive care, and IV fluid therapy

Question 3

Kennel cough

Answer 3

Several viruses and bacteria.
Chronic, dry hacking cough.
Treatment can be helpful

Question 4

Parvo

Answer 4

Contact with fecal matter of infected animals.
Fever, lathargy, vomiting.
IV fluid, supportive therapy, varied success rate.

Question 5

Corona

Answer 5

Similar to Parvo. Generally milder, more effectively treated.

Question 6

Rabies

Answer 6

Bite of an infected animal.
Brain infection.
No treatment

Question 7

Tapeworms

Answer 7

Ingesting of a larval stage of the worm found in flees or raw meat.
Special dewormers needed for treatment.

Question 8

Round worms

Answer 8

Ingestion of feces, or contaminated soil that contains worm eggs.
Treatment should be monitored and repeated.

Question 9

Ascarids

Answer 9

Found in feces.

Stunted growth, lethargy, diarrhea, vomiting, pot-bellied appearance.

Question 10

Hook worms

Answer 10

Utero and via mothers milk.
Lethargy, stunted growth, anemia, dark terry feces.
Blood transfusions.