Sentences with phrase «transmitted by infected dogs»

The disease was transmitted by infected dogs, so local veterinary researchers began vaccinating local dogs.

Canine influenza is thought to be a mainly airborne virus, most likely transmitted by an infected dog sneezing or coughing on another.

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When a human is bitten by a rabid dog, they may become infected, but as the disease can not transmit from human - to - human, the disease hits a dead end.

Lyme is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by an infected tick that feeds on any dog, human, or mammal.

In addition to the potential for tick mapping and greater understanding about what is perceived to be a rise in the risks to dogs and people from Lyme Disease, the emergence in four dogs in Essex of babesiosis, a life - threatening disease transmitted to dogs by infected ticks usually found in Europe, has highlighted the need for a major investigation on the scale of the Big Tick Project, says Professor Wall.

Experts believe that CPV2 is transmitted by an infected pregnant dog to its litter.

Heartworm is carried by larvae - infected mosquitoes, that then transmit it to your pet through their bite, directly into your dog's bloodstream and to its heart where the worms will hatch and begin to grow.

Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitos and infect the heart of our dogs and, less commonly, cats.

Parvovirus is extremely contagious and can be transmitted by any person, animal or object that comes in contact with an infected dog's feces.

The virus is transmitted by direct oronasal contact as well as aerosolization of respiratory secretions from infected dogs, with an increased risk of exposure in high - density settings such as animal shelters and boarding kennels.

Heartworms are transmitted from one dog to another by mosquitoes, which pick up tiny immature heartworms, called microfilariae, when they bite an infected dog.

Larvae develop and are then transmitted to another dog when that dog is bitten by the infected mosquito.

Heartworms are a roundworm scientifically known as Dirofilaria immitis which is transmitted by mosquitoes and can infect more than 30 mammal species including dogs, cat and people.

The disease is not contagious; it is transmitted from one dog to another only by mosquitoes that have bitten an infected dog.

Caused by canine adenovirus type I, Infectious Canine Hepatitis is transmitted among dogs by contact with secretions such as saliva, infected urine or faeces.

Ringworm is actually a fungus, not a worm, and is transmitted by touching the fur or skin of an infected animal, especially cats, though ringworm can also infect dogs, horse, ferrets, rabbits and guinea pigs.

It can also be transmitted by objects or hands when handling an infected dog and then handling another without disinfecting your hands.

Most commonly, kennel cough is transmitted by airborne respiratory secretions (such as those produced by coughing) of infected dogs.

When droplets containing the virus or bacteria responsible for kennel cough are expelled into the air by an infected dog's cough, they are transmitted to other dogs via inhaled air.

Parvo in dogs can be transmitted by anything or anyone that comes in contact with infected feces or vomit.

«Heart worm in dogs is caused by bites from infected mosquitoes that transmit the heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) into the dog.

Roundworms do not require an intermediate host to spread from dog to dog, but can be transmitted by ingestion of eggs that are shed in the feces of infected dogs.

Most commonly, the distemper virus is transmitted by airborne respiratory secretions (such as those produced by coughing) of infected dogs.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, heartworms are transmitted when an infected dog has been bitten by a mosquito.

This bacterial infection is transmitted by infected brown dog ticks and lone star ticks.

It is commonly transmitted by contact with infected dogs or their environments (most commonly transmitted through airborne viral particles that dogs breathe in).

It is usually transmitted by contact with the urine of infected dogs, raccoons, rats, skunks, cows, pigs, or sheep.

This virus is transmitted by direct contact with infected dogs or wild members of the dog family, infected feces, or a contaminated environment.

One such mill rescue had an especially high number of dogs with heartworms — a potentially deadly parasite that can be easily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.

When another, uninfected dog is bitten by that same infected mosquito, larvae are transmitted to the dog through the mosquito bite wound itself.

Parvovirus is transmitted by contact with infected faeces and is most commonly seen in dogs under one year of age.

This unique bacteria is transmitted only by infected ticks that latch on to the dog and sucks the blood from the host in order to complete its life cycle.

Ringworm — Ringworm is a fungal infection — not a worm — transmitted by contact with the skin or fur of an infected dog or cat.

Due to this life - cycle, In order for a cat to be infected with heartworm disease, the cat must be bitten by an infected mosquito since heartworms are not directly transmitted from one cat to another or from a cat directly to a dog.

Considering that 1.3 million Americans» eyesight is threatened by toxoplasmosis - induced ocular lesions, 85 percent of pregnant American women are at risk of transmitting toxoplasmosis to their unborn children, and one third of low - income black American children are infected with toxocariasis — from cat - and dog - vectored parasitic roundworms which cause developmental disability and blindness — it is unconscionable for Ms. Robinson to accuse Rick Sinnott of «fear - mongering.»

The disease is caused by a highly contagious virus that is transmitted mostly by dogs orally contacting infected feces.

Whipworms are pesky parasites that live in the large intestine of your dog and are transmitted by ingesting infected matter and can be present in soil, food or water.