Canine distemper is a disease caused by canine distemper virus, which mainly affects canines and felines. However, canine distemper is not a zoonotic disease and cannot be transmitted to humans. Canine distemper virus is widely present in the blood, body fluids, secretions and feces of infected animals. It can infect dogs or other sensitive animals through the respiratory tract or digestive tract through air, food, etc. Therefore, attention must be paid to isolation treatment.
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Although canine distemper is not infective to humans, a large amount of purulent secretions will be produced after the onset of canine distemper, and some sick dogs will have vomiting symptoms. There are also loose mucus stools or rice soup-like bloody stools, which seriously affect people’s living environment and their health. Once it is confirmed that a dog has canine distemper, it is best to prepare a warm and dry environment for it, isolate it from other dogs of the same kind, and send it to a professional pet hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
