DISTEMPER

in veterinary medicine, highly contagious, catarrhal, often fatal disease of dogs. It also affects wolves, foxes, mink, raccoons, and ferrets. Distemper is caused by a filtrable virus that is airborne; it is also spread by infected utensils, brushes, and clothing. Symptoms are high fever, apathy, and lack of appetite with resulting dehydration and loss of weight. The respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts become involved, and there is vomiting and diarrhea. A dog may recover from the above signs and then develop nervous complications, i.e., convulsions, localized muscular twitches, weakness, and paralysis. Distemper in dogs can be controlled by immunizing each animal as early as possible with a modified live-virus vaccine.

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books on: Distemper  - 2295 results

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Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Scotland 1644-1651
Book by David Stevenson; John Donald, 2003
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--1625-1649, Scotland--History--Charles, 1625-1649, Scotland--Politics And Government--1625-1649
72 Gordon, Britanes Distemper, 73-5; Wishart, Memoirs, 57...ii.i52-3; Gordon, Britanes Distemper, 75, 78-81; Guthry, Memoirs...Printers, 77-8; Gordon, Britanes Distemper, 79-80; Spalding, Memorialls...
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The Care and Breeding of Laboratory Animals
Book by Edmond J. Farris; John Wiley & Sons, 1950
Subjects: Laboratory Animals
...Immunology and Pathology Dalling T. 1931. "Distemper in fitch." Vet. Rec. , vol. 11...and P. P. Laidlaw. 1926. "Dog distemper in the ferret." Jour. Comp. Path...1931. "Some fuller observations on dog distemper." Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc...
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Animals, Disease, and Human Society: Human-Animal Relations and the Rise of Veterinary Medicine
Book by Joanna Swabe; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Domestic Animals--Social Aspects--History, Human-Animal Relationships--History, Veterinary Medicine--History, Zoonoses--History
...with animal ones. Measles, rinderpest and distemper, for example, are all caused by pseudo...antibodies in their sera which neutralise distemper. Likewise, dogs recovering from distemper display antibodies to measles. Although...
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Viruses, Plagues, and History
Book by Michael B. A. Oldstone; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Virus Diseases--History
...increasingly concerned over deaths of their dogs from distemper infection. The canine distemper virus, which is in the same family as measles...raised enough money to support research on canine distemper infection. Their efforts contributed to funding...
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North Country Life in the Eighteenth Century - Vol. 1
Book by Edward Hughes; Oxford University Press, 1952
Subjects: England--Rural Conditions, England--Social Life And Customs--18th Century
...which practices tended to increase the Distemper. By this management and other proper...could be, many were preserved and their Distemper confined to Islington and Hogsden, where...suffered to live till they dyed of the distemper in a natural way, whereby it spread...
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journal articles on: Distemper  - 140 results

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The "angelical Conjunction" Revisited: Another Look at the Preacher-physician in Colonial America and the Throat Distemper Epidemic of 1735-1740
Journal article by Bryan F. Le Beau; Journal of American Culture, Vol. 18, 1995
Subjects: Clergy, Culture, Epidemics, History, Physicians, Smallpox
...physician in Colonial America and the Throat Distemper Epidemic of 1735-1740 by Bryan F...against events surrounding the throat distemper epidemic. That is to say, historical...affairs. A closer look at the throat distemper epidemic suggests something quite different...
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Is There a Melancholic Gaze? from Visual Distemper to Visionary Fancy
Journal article by Claire Crignon-De Oliveira; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 33, 2003
Subjects: Burton, Robert, English literature, English literature--Criticism and interpretation, Melancholy, Melancholy--Analysis
...There a Melancholic Gaze? from Visual Distemper to Visionary Fancy. by Claire Crignon...understood as a remedy against melancholic distemper, as Robert Burton shows in his Anatomy...be seen as one of the symptoms of his distemper. More precisely, it may be seen as...
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"Plain and Certain Facts"
Journal article by David Paul Nord; Journalism History, Vol. 37, 2011
Subjects: Books, Entrepreneurs, Journalism, Newspaper industry, Newspapers, Passive activity, Writers
...History, a virulent sickness known as "distemper of the throat" was spreading through...this disease diphtheria. The throat distemper was big news in Boston, but as usual...one Grave, (who died of the common Distemper,) belonging to Mr. Bickford, which...
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The Body and Its Passions
Journal article by Gail Kern Paster; Shakespeare Studies, 2001
Subjects: Acting--Philosophy, Mind and body--Philosophy, Shakespeare, William--Dramatic production
...Since the received meanings of "distemper" included intoxication, Hamlets...intended to clarify and narrow distempers range of reference. The king is...taunt Guildenstern about the kings distemper and his own therapeutic recommendations...
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The Immunization of Cattle against Rinderpest in Eighteenth-century Europe
Journal article by C. Huygelen; Medical History, Vol. 41, 1997
...closely related to the measles and canine distemper viruses. The pathology and symptomatology...eight calves, seven of which had the distemper from the inoculation, and recovered...inoculated at Malton, which had the distemper from inoculation, and recovered, and...
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magazine articles on: Distemper  - 101 results

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Davos Distemper
Magazine article by J. P. Donlon; Chief Executive, April 2001
Subjects: Business community, Conferences, Demonstrations & protests, Economic conditions, Economic impact, Global economy, Globalization
Davos Distemper by J. P. Donlon If the prospect of a slowdown wasnt sobering enough, this year the business elite attending the great Alpine...
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Coping with a Lion Killer
Magazine article by Craig Packer; Natural History, Vol. 105, June 1996
Subjects: Disease, Dogs, Epidemics, Serengeti National Park, Veterinary services, Wildcats
...inspired by another scourge: canine distemper. And my principal motivation is to protect...vaccinate as many dogs as possible against distemper was fast paced and emotional. It all...recognized the damaging signs of canine distemper, a viral disease that causes encephalitis...
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A Sickening Situation
Magazine article by Yvonne Baskin; Natural History, Vol. 109, April 2000
Subjects: Animal populations, Endangered & extinct species, Pathogens
...in frogs on three continents, canine distemper in African wild dogs and lions, and...morbillivirus; other viruses in this group cause distemper and measles. Morbilliviruses are notorious...Park is blamed for outbreaks of canine distemper virus, which apparently wiped out the...
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Paint Laboratory
Magazine article by Peter O. Whiteley; Sunset, Vol. 206, March 2001
Subjects: Color, Davis, Jim, Houses, Interior design
...beeswaxed wainscoting below with a chalk-base distemper paint above. (Distemper paint contains earth pigments, calcium carbonate...with a painted "rug," two tones of mint green distemper paint (with lime paste added for mottling) on...
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Sizing Up the Competition
Magazine article by Scott Creel; Natural History, Vol. 107, September 1998
Subjects: Africa, Dogs, Endangered & extinct species, Habitats, Wildlife observation
...cause of five of the deaths, but canine distemper, which causes similar symptoms, may...cultured in samples from wild dogs, a distemper epidemic swept through domestic dogs...the dogs had been exposed to the canine distemper virus during the years we were observing...
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Dazzle with a Brush; Traditional Paint Uses Natural Ingredients and Looks Better. No Wonder People Love It
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 8, 2006
...launch a new range of distempers and linseed-oil paints...types: limewash, distempers and linseed paints...architectural details. Distemper, by contrast, is...materials as limewash, distemper, linseed-oil and...than the more fragile distempers). The course, An...
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Lion Queen of the Serengeti; HOW A WOMAN VET FROM SOMERSET DEDICATED HER LIFE TO SAVING ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GROUPS OF ANIMALS ON EARTH
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 28, 1996
...would protect the dogs against rabies and distemper. More importantly, they would be protected...been ravaged by an epidemic of canine distemper. Already more than 1,000 lions have...transmission route of the deadly canine distemper virus. Its effects were first noticed...
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Animals, Plants and Nature Send Items to Nbrcalendar@dailyherald.Com
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 6, 2011
...vaccination and Lake County tag; $25 for rabies, distemper complex and tag; $10 for distemper complex only; and $15 for microchipping...vaccination and county tag; $55 for rabies, distemper and tag; $10 for distemper complex only...
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Pets Canget Vaccinesat a Clinicin Fox Lake
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 13, 2011
Subjects: Pets
...20; a one-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper is $25; distemper only is $10; microchip is $15, free for Fox...60; a one-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper is $65; distemper complex is $10; microchip...
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HELP SAVE THE LIONS FROM A KILLER BUG; the Future of Lions in Africa Could Be in British Hands. LOUISE OSWALD Reports
Newspaper article by Louise Oswald; The People (London, England), February 23, 1997
...scavengers. This lion was a victim of canine distemper, a fatal disease which threatens to...to 30,000 wild dogs which carry the distemper virus. Project doctors must inject at...vehicles, staff and supplies in Africa. Distemper, a hideously slow death marked by seizures...
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encyclopedia articles on: Distemper  - 6 results

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Distemper
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DISTEMPER in veterinary medicine, highly contagious...foxes, mink, raccoons, and ferrets. Distemper is caused by a filtrable virus that is...twitches, weakness, and paralysis. Distemper in dogs can be controlled by immunizing...
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Tempera
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...buon fresco (true fresco) applied to damp walls. The name distemper is given to the method when a glue base is involved. When...preparation. In industrial art, notably for posters, a simplified distemper is often used. An excellent account of the early Renaissance...
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Painting
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...which the color is mixed; and its diluting agent. Among the various media used by artists are fresco , watercolor , oil, distemper, gouache, tempera , and encaustic . In addition to these, painting properly embraces many other techniques ordinarily associated...
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Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in luggage and packages. Dogs can be protected against serious diseases for which vaccines are available; these include distemper , canine hepatitis, leptospirosis , and rabies . Early Dogs The dog is descended from the wolf. True wolves appeared in...
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Parvovirus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...an outbreak of canine parvovirus in the United States in 1978, and it has become more common worldwide since then. Feline distemper, also called feline panleukopenia, an often fatal disease of cats, raccoons, and minks caused by a parvovirus, is characterized...
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