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Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis (view source)
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==Description==
==Description==
A highly contagious acute respiratory disease spread by close contact causing larngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and in some cases a rhinitis.
A highly contagious acute respiratory disease spread by close contact causing larngitis, *[[Trachea Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of tracheitis|tracheitis]], [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of bronchitis or bronchiolitis|bronchitis]] and in some cases a [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Rhinitis|rhinitis]].
Multiple agents are implicated in the disease including [[Canine Adenovirus 1|Canine ''Adenovirus'' 1 ]],[[Canine Adenovirus 2|Canine ''Adenovirus'' 2]],[[Canine Herpesvirus 1|Canine ''herpes'' virus]],[[Canine Parainfluenza - 2|Canine Parainfluenza - 2]],[[Canine Distemper Virus|Canine Distemper Virus]], [[Category:Mycoplasmas|Mycoplasma species]] and [[Bordetella bronchiseptica|''Bordetella bronchoseptica'']]. Very common disease in dogs that are housed in groups.
Multiple agents are implicated in the disease including [[Canine Adenovirus 1|Canine ''Adenovirus'' 1 ]],[[Canine Adenovirus 2|Canine ''Adenovirus'' 2]],[[Canine Herpesvirus 1|Canine ''herpes'' virus]],[[Canine Parainfluenza - 2|Canine Parainfluenza - 2]],[[Canine Distemper Virus|Canine Distemper Virus]], [[Category:Mycoplasmas|Mycoplasma species]] and [[Bordetella bronchiseptica|''Bordetella bronchoseptica'']]. Very common disease in dogs that are housed in groups.
Merck & Co (2008) The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition) Merial
Merck & Co (2008) The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition) Merial
*Symptoms are of a persistent, non-productive cough
*Symptoms are of a persistent, non-productive cough
*Persistent tracheobronchial inflammation
*Persistent tracheobronchial inflammation
*The outcomes is generally recovery (may persist >3 weeks), but extension to [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology|chronic bronchitis]] or cranioventral [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|bronchopneumonia]] may occur
*The outcomes is generally recovery (may persist >3 weeks), but extension to [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology|chronic bronchitis]] or cranioventral [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|bronchopneumonia]] may occur
*In severe cases can extend to serous/mucopurulent [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Rhinitis|rhinitis]]
*In severe cases can extend to serous/mucopurulent
*Lesions are neither specific nor always significant (catarrhal / mucopurulent tracheobronchitis)
*Lesions are neither specific nor always significant (catarrhal / mucopurulent tracheobronchitis)
*Enlarged tonsils and retropharyngeal lymph nodes
*Enlarged tonsils and retropharyngeal lymph nodes