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*Oropharyngeal infection followed by '''viremia'''
 
*Oropharyngeal infection followed by '''viremia'''
 
*2 distinct syndromes:
 
*2 distinct syndromes:
*#'''Myocarditis''' in puppies aged 3-8 weeks
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#'''Myocarditis''' in puppies aged 3-8 weeks
***Virus targets rapidly dividing myocardium
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#*Virus targets rapidly dividing myocardium
***Sudden death, '''fading puppy''' syndrome
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#*Sudden death, '''fading puppy''' syndrome
***Now rare due to widespread passive immunity
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#*Now rare due to widespread passive immunity
*#'''Enteritis''' in puppies >8 weeks of age
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#'''Enteritis''' in puppies >8 weeks of age
***Virus targets intestinal crypts
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#*Virus targets intestinal crypts
***Villi shorten, then destruction of cypt cells
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#*Villi shorten, then destruction of cypt cells
***Gray, persistent, foul-smelling diarrhoea or hemorrhagic enteritis
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#*Gray, persistent, foul-smelling diarrhoea or hemorrhagic enteritis
***High morbidity, low mortality (10%)
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#*High morbidity, low mortality (10%)
    
====Epidemiology====
 
====Epidemiology====
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