H3N2 remains uncommon in most areas but since the vast majority of dogs in the US are likely susceptible, shelters should use caution when admitting dogs from affected shelters as well as monitoring for and isolating dogs with
clinical signs of respiratory disease.
Dogs were evaluated for
clinical signs of respiratory disease including cough, nasal discharge, sneeze, ocular discharge, retch, depression, respiration and fever.
* In order for a dog to be considered as diseased, two or more
clinical signs of respiratory disease were required to be present on two or more consecutive days post-challenge.
Clothing, equipment, surfaces, and hands should be cleaned and disinfected after exposure to dogs showing
clinical signs of respiratory disease.
Not exact matches
HARD stands for Heartworm Associated
Respiratory Disease, which represents the clinical signs of heartworm d
Disease, which represents the
clinical signs of heartworm
diseasedisease.
Our team is also working on preparing a user manual containing lectures on
respiratory diseases with images
of clinical signs, control and prevention
of such
diseases.
Because
of the difficulty in establishing a definitive diagnosis
of FHV - 1 as the cause
of ocular
disease in most cats, presumption
of cause is usually based upon
clinical signs (particularly recurrent episodes
of keratoconjunctivitis and / or the presence
of respiratory signs) and response to treatment.
The most common
clinical signs of the arrival and death
of juvenile worms — such as a high
respiratory rate, difficulty breathing and coughing — are often referred to as «heartworm - associated
respiratory disease,» or HARD.
Dog Flu can not be distinguished from other causes
of acute
respiratory disease based on
clinical signs alone, and dogs
of all ages are susceptible.
Dog Flu can not be distinguished from other causes
of acute
respiratory disease based on
clinical signs alone.8, 9 If your dog shows any
of these
signs, contact your veterinarian and avoid taking him or her anywhere (other than the veterinarian's office) until a full recovery has been made.31
Clinical signs of CIRDC may include sneezing, nasal and ocular discharge and sometimes lower
respiratory or systemic
disease.
Clinical signs of feline Heartworm
Disease mimic those
of chronic
respiratory Disease because the worms tend to mainly target the lungs
of cats.
There is no way to distinguish canine influenza from other causes
of respiratory disease based on
clinical signs alone but rapidly increasing incidence
of disease in the population should trigger surveillance testing in shelters.
Clinical signs of both strains
of CIV in dogs include coughing, fever, lethargy and interstitial pneumonia, 3 and can be spread by direct contact with
respiratory discharge from infected dogs, through the air via a cough or sneeze and by contact with contaminated objects, such as dog bowls and clothing or by people moving between infected and uninfected dogs.2 The U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes there is no evidence
of transmission
of the virus from dogs to people.
Canine influenza can not be diagnosed based upon
clinical signs alone, because the
signs of this
disease are virtually identical to those caused by other
respiratory pathogens.
Because the
clinical signs of CIV closely resemble those
of other canine
respiratory diseases, any dog showing symptoms should be seen by a veterinarian.
A quarter
of dogs that turn out to have lung cancer are brought to their veterinarian for
clinical signs unconnected with
respiratory disease.