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