Just
like human influenza, dog flu is unpleasant.
Just
like human influenza, «dog flu» is spread through respiratory secretions or contact with infected surfaces.
It is important to remember that Canine Influenza Virus is a new disease in the canine world, and much
like the human influenza, there are multiple strains.
Not exact matches
SM: In
humans, the normal
influenza receptors we have in the upper respiratory tract are not
like the avian receptors H7N9 needs.
Rift Valley fever usually produces mild,
influenza -
like symptoms in
humans.
They found that
like other avian
influenza viruses, the H7N9 viruses attached more strongly to lower parts of the
human respiratory tract than to upper parts.
The study, «Preferential Recognition of Avian -
Like Receptors in
Human Influenza A H7N9 Viruses,» received support from the National Institutes for Health (R56 AI099275), the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, the Scripps Microarray Core Facility, the Centers for Disease Control and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.
Like in
humans, true
influenza is primarily a respiratory disease.
Something
like 70 percent of
human diseases generally start in animals first (avian
influenza, mad cow, chronic wasting disease) and then spread to
humans, so we're seeing more demand for public health specialists.
The bad news is how much that $ 100 vaccine costs your dog... especially considering that, just
like the
human flu, canine
influenza is a self limiting, normal illness that, in the vast majority of dogs, amounts to a couple of days of feeling sick.
Canine
Influenza is easy to transmit,
like that of the
human flu.
Considering that people can be infected regardless of vaccination status and that not everyone will be immunized, it's important that we recognize the potential for
humans to pass a microorganism
like the
influenza virus to our pets.
Just
like the
human «flu,» canine
influenza is highly contagious.
Canine
influenza presents much
like the flu in
humans, sometimes with a fever but always coughing, sneezing, and a runny nose, and is communicated by touch and in the air by coughing and sneezing.
The family had
human patients with
influenza -
like illness about a week prior to onset of illness in the ferrets.
In these cases it is believed that the cats caught the virus from
humans in their households who were sick with
influenza -
like illness.
Just
like human flu, canine
influenza is highly contagious among dogs.
Just
like with
human influenza, most who contract the disease will make a full recovery without intervention.
Just
like in
humans, canine
influenza is a highly infectious respiratory disease.
You should note that canine
influenza is not seasonal,
like the
human flu, and can be contracted year - round.
Like strains of
human flu, canine
influenza can be deadly.
Like the
human flu, canine
influenza is spread through the air via coughing and sneezing from infected dogs.
Like humans, dogs get sick from colds and flus, and as a responsible dog owner, it's important to take care of your pup by being knowledgeable about canine
influenza and providing your own version of warm washcloths and homemade soups to help her get better.