What are the late symptoms of canine distemper

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Canine distemper is an acute infectious disease caused by rabies virus. It is a zoonotic disease. It is common in dogs, wolves, cats and other carnivores. People are often infected by sick animals. This is a very serious disease with a certain incubation period. Here are some of its symptoms.

What are the late symptoms of canine distemper

First: prodromal stage: the most significant early symptoms are numbness, itching, pain and ant walking sensation in the wound and its corresponding innervated area.

The second: excitement period: 1) high excitement, the outstanding performance for the expression of extreme terror, fear of water as the unique performance of the disease. Other stimuli, such as wind, light, sound and touch, can also cause pharyngeal muscle spasm and dyspnea, and paroxysmal twitch of the whole body muscle can appear in severe attack; 2) body temperature rises; 3) sympathetic hyperfunction, sweating, salivation, dilated pupils, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and most patients are conscious.

Third: paralytic period, the patient's muscle spasm stopped, the whole body flaccid paralysis, gradually into a coma, and finally died of respiratory and circulatory failure.

matters needing attention

The onset of the disease is fast and acute, and the course of the disease is generally not more than 6 days. At present, there is no specific treatment, patients need to be isolated, special care, active symptomatic treatment, prevention of complications, the focus is to maintain respiratory and circulatory function.