parvo
Deadly puppy disease
Parvo is short for parvovirus, a highly contagious viral infection that primarily affects dogs, especially puppies.
The disease attacks the intestinal tract and immune system, causing severe vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and often death if untreated.
The shelter quarantined the litter after one puppy tested positive for parvo.
Vaccination is the primary prevention.
Small intestine inflammation
- myocarditisCardiac muscle inflammation
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
vomiting · diarrhea · lethargy · anorexia · fever · immunodeficiency · leukopenia · neutropenia
Juvenile canine
- distemperViral animal ailment
- heartwormCardiac parasitic nematode
- kennelEnclosure for hounds
- breederOne who raises stock
litter · whelping · unvaccinated · shelter · rescue · susceptible
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- vetScrutinize for problems
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
titer · antibody · intravenous · hydration · antiemetic · treatment · prognosis · recovery
To distribute widely
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- transmissionSending of information
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
communicable · fecal-oral · exposure · shedding · environmental · resistant · bleach · persistence
Microscopic infectious agent
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
mutation · variant · host · tropism · single-stranded
enteritis
Small intestine inflammation
- myocarditisCardiac muscle inflammation
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
sepsis · vomiting · diarrhea · lethargy · anorexia · fever · immunodeficiency · leukopenia · neutropenia · anemia
puppy
Juvenile canine
breeder · litter · whelping · unvaccinated · shelter · rescue · susceptible
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- vetScrutinize for problems
clinic · titer · antibody · intravenous · hydration · antiemetic · treatment · prognosis · recovery · incubation
spread
To distribute widely
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- transmissionSending of information
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
outbreak · communicable · fecal-oral · exposure · shedding · environmental · resistant · bleach · persistence · viral load
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
pathogen · mutation · variant · host · tropism · single-stranded
- pet healthvet visit, checkup, checkups, vaccinations, rabies vaccination
- vet clinicveterinarian, pet hospital, vet assistant, exam table, waiting rooms
- veterinary medicineveterinary medicine, veterinary degree, pet hospitals, animal clinics, small animal vet
- Animal Virusesrabies, distemper, canine distemper, feline leukemia, avian flu
- pet digestiongastroenteritis, diarrhea, vomiting, colitis, enteritis
- veterinaryvets, vet visits, pet hospitals, vet bills, vaccine
parvobacterial infection
Illness from harmful microorganisms
leptospirosis · kennel cough · staph infection · Lyme disease · fungal infection