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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | 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]]. | + | A highly contagious acute respiratory disease spread by close contact causing laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and in some cases a 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'']]. Most cases involve a primry viral infection and sometimes with secondary bacterial involvement. ''B.bronchoseptica'' adheres to ciliated epithelial cells in the trachea where it proliferates and releases toxins causing epithelial necrosis and prevents[[Diseases of the nasal cavity and sinuses#Mucociliary escalator| ciliary clearance]]. Mortality rates are very low and it is a 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'']]. Most cases involve a primary viral infection and sometimes with secondary bacterial involvement. ''B.bronchoseptica'' adheres to ciliated epithelial cells in the trachea where it proliferates and releases toxins causing epithelial necrosis and prevents[[Diseases of the nasal cavity and sinuses#Mucociliary escalator| ciliary clearance]]. Mortality rates are very low and it is a common disease in dogs that are housed in groups. |
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| ==Signalment== | | ==Signalment== |