sehr ansteckende Viruserkrankung, bes. bei (jungen) Hunden, aber auch bei Katzen u. in Pelzfarmen gezüchteten Füchsen u. Nerzen. Symptome: Fieber, Durchfall, Erbrechen (Darm-S.), Husten, Bronchopneumie (Lungen-S.) u. Krämpfe (zentralnervöse Form); Vorbeugung durch Immunisierung mit Lebendimpfstoff.
Any of various infectious diseases of animals.
Any of several infectious diseases of animals characterized by catarrh, cough, and general weakness. Specifically, it refers to a virus disease in young dogs, also found in wild animals, which can now be prevented by vaccination. In 1988 an allied virus killed over 10,000 common seals in the Baltic and North seas.