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Feline Infectious Anaemia (view source)
Revision as of 13:25, 17 August 2010
, 13:25, 17 August 2010→Desciption
==Desciption==
==Desciption==
An infectious disease of the cat caused by ''[[Mycoplasma haemofelis]]'' which until recently was known as ''Haemobartonella felis''.
An infectious disease of the cat caused by ''[[Mycoplasma haemofelis]]'' which until recently was known as ''Haemobartonella felis''.
The organism is found on the surface of [[Erythrocytes|erythrocytes]] and is considered an opportunistic infection that causes illness under predisposing causes.
The organism is found on the surface of [[Erythrocytes|erythrocytes]] and is considered an opportunistic infection that causes illness under predisposing causes. It is possible to be transmitted via bite wounds, biting arthropods, via blood transfusions and from a queen to her kittens. The disease can be divided into three stages 1) parasitic incubation 2)acute parasitaemia and 3)the carrier stage
It is possible to be transmitted via bite wounds or biting arthropods and recoverd cats become carriers of the organism.
==Signalment==
==Signalment==