1. By Jessica Tancordo
Canine Distemper

2. What is it
Viral disease that first enters the lymph system, then the blood, and finally effects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and central nervous systems .
Threatens
Domestic dogs
Raccoons
Coyotes
Foxes
Skunks
Weasels

4. Etiology
Closely related to measles and renderpest virus in that they are in the paramyxoviridae family
Single stranded negative RNA that can cause a systematic infection to its host

6. Wildlife effected Young with weak immune systems are most susceptible.
Can be transmitted from species to species through infected nose and eye secretions, urine, feces and even food and water than have been exposed.
Not considered a threat to humans.

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