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CANINE PARVOVIRUS INFECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
CONT

Canine parvovirus (CPV) infection appeared as a new disease entity in 1978-79 in Europe, Australia, and America. Not having encountered this virus previously, dogs naturally proved highly susceptible, and serious outbreaks of the illness occurred with numerous deaths. ... The illness takes the form of a severe gastro-enteritis, and diarrhoea is the main symptom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Maladie contagieuse, inoculable, récemment apparue en France. Les symptômes cardinaux sont ceux d'une gastro-entérite, avec vomissements et diarrhée. La déshydratation est souvent rapide, elle entraîne la mort par choc. D'autres sujets résistent, maigrissent, mais peuvent survivre.

OBS

gastroentérite : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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