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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (view source)

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===Clinical Signs===

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The clinical signs are extremely variable ~~and are not specific~~

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The clinical signs in the immunosuppressive stage of the disease are related to secondary infections and are therefore extremely variable. The virus itself may also have certain effects.

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~~to FIV infection. In many cases, the cat is presented~~

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~~with vague signs such as chronic weight loss and poor~~

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~~appetite~~. The ~~clinical signs~~ may ~~relate to direct viral~~

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~~effects as well as the~~ effects ~~of immunosuppression (see~~

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~~tables on the left). Immunosuppressive effects result~~

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~~in an increased vulnerability to secondary infections,~~

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~~primarily with bacteria and other viruses~~.

===Laboratory Tests===

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