What is #distemper? Distemper is a highly infectious and highly fatal viral disease.
It is transmitted by airborne droplets (e.g. cough) from an infected animal. It is very common among young animals, especially those housed in groups. The fatality rate among affected dogs is about 50%.
Distemper starts in the nose, throat and lungs, and spreads to the stomach and intestines, and then to the nerves and the brain. Any or all of these organs can become affected, and cause coughing, sneezing, vomiting, diarrhoea, depression, seizures, and nasal and ocular discharges. Even years after the dog has recovered, brain injury from the distemper infection can cause seizures, paralysis, muscle tremors and incoordination.
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