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A name for several highly contagious viral diseases of animals, especially canine distemper. In dogs, it is caused by the canine distemper virus (DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE). It is characterized by a diphasic fever, leukopenia, gastrointestinal and respiratory inflammation and sometimes, neurologic complications. In cats it is known as FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA.
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- Distempers
- Canine Distemper
- Distemper, Canine
- Canine Distempers
- Distempers, Canine
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.
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don't forget also DOGS (NIM) or other animal + check tag ANIMALS but in cats = FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA (IM) + CATS (NIM) + check tag ANIMALS
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- National Library of Medicine. Distemper. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004216. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004216
- Distemper. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_distemper
- Distemper. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q601037