in order for the public to best understand canine influenza we really
understand canine influenza we really
understand canine influenza we really should think about influenza in humans
should think about influenza in humans
should think about influenza in humans this for is understanding how the
this for is understanding how the
this for is understanding how the disease works canine influenza in fact
disease works canine influenza in fact
disease works canine influenza in fact is caused by a virus a subtype that is
is caused by a virus a subtype that is
is caused by a virus a subtype that is actually in the same family as human
actually in the same family as human
actually in the same family as human influenza a viruses canine influenza is
influenza a viruses canine influenza is
influenza a viruses canine influenza is a fairly recent origin within the canine
a fairly recent origin within the canine
a fairly recent origin within the canine population and say the first isolate of
population and say the first isolate of
population and say the first isolate of this particular virus occurred in March
this particular virus occurred in March
this particular virus occurred in March of 2004 we were faced with the situation
of 2004 we were faced with the situation
of 2004 we were faced with the situation of we have influenza virus and a dog
of we have influenza virus and a dog
of we have influenza virus and a dog it’s never been there before that we
it’s never been there before that we
it’s never been there before that we knew about what were the animal and our
knew about what were the animal and our
knew about what were the animal and our human health implications of that so I
human health implications of that so I
human health implications of that so I made a decision at that point in time to
made a decision at that point in time to
made a decision at that point in time to actually forward the virus down to the
actually forward the virus down to the
actually forward the virus down to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta
Center for Disease Control in Atlanta
Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and they rapidly sequenced the virus to
and they rapidly sequenced the virus to
and they rapidly sequenced the virus to tell us what the origin of it was and
tell us what the origin of it was and
tell us what the origin of it was and what what its fingerprint looked like
what what its fingerprint looked like
what what its fingerprint looked like and that was a major find what we do
and that was a major find what we do
and that was a major find what we do know is that this virus apparently
know is that this virus apparently
know is that this virus apparently mutated changed through time from a
mutated changed through time from a
mutated changed through time from a horse virus influenza virus to one that
horse virus influenza virus to one that
horse virus influenza virus to one that affects dogs we believe that this
affects dogs we believe that this
affects dogs we believe that this infection started among racing
infection started among racing
infection started among racing greyhounds in Florida
it’s very similar to a lot of the other
it’s very similar to a lot of the other upper respiratory diseases that we find
upper respiratory diseases that we find
upper respiratory diseases that we find in dogs and it can be soft cough it can
in dogs and it can be soft cough it can
in dogs and it can be soft cough it can be some nasal discharge they can get
be some nasal discharge they can get
be some nasal discharge they can get lethargy a fever
lethargy a fever
lethargy a fever some dogs require hospitalization if
some dogs require hospitalization if
some dogs require hospitalization if they can develop pneumonia afterwards
they can develop pneumonia afterwards
they can develop pneumonia afterwards the easiest way to prevent exposures to
the easiest way to prevent exposures to
the easiest way to prevent exposures to prevent animal exposure but we all know
prevent animal exposure but we all know
prevent animal exposure but we all know that that’s not really going to happen
that that’s not really going to happen
that that’s not really going to happen so what can we do to try to limit your
so what can we do to try to limit your
so what can we do to try to limit your dog’s exposure one way that we can do
dog’s exposure one way that we can do
dog’s exposure one way that we can do that is by vaccinating our pets and we
that is by vaccinating our pets and we
that is by vaccinating our pets and we do have a canine influenza virus vaccine
do have a canine influenza virus vaccine
do have a canine influenza virus vaccine that is come out now so we always ask
that is come out now so we always ask
that is come out now so we always ask people if their dog has been sick
people if their dog has been sick
people if their dog has been sick recently and then we look for sneezing
recently and then we look for sneezing
recently and then we look for sneezing coughing vomiting lethargy irregular
coughing vomiting lethargy irregular
coughing vomiting lethargy irregular bowel movements not being interested in
bowel movements not being interested in
bowel movements not being interested in water or food if I have a dog that just
water or food if I have a dog that just
water or food if I have a dog that just stays at home never comes in contact
stays at home never comes in contact
stays at home never comes in contact with other dogs
with other dogs
with other dogs my dog is safe I don’t need to worry
my dog is safe I don’t need to worry
my dog is safe I don’t need to worry about it
about it
about it I don’t need to go out and and even get
I don’t need to go out and and even get
I don’t need to go out and and even get it vaccinated however if my dog goes to
it vaccinated however if my dog goes to
it vaccinated however if my dog goes to doggy daycare if my dog goes to let’s
doggy daycare if my dog goes to let’s
doggy daycare if my dog goes to let’s say a training yes or maybe even to a
say a training yes or maybe even to a
say a training yes or maybe even to a veterinary clinic or some other place
veterinary clinic or some other place
veterinary clinic or some other place where animals congregate dogs congregate
where animals congregate dogs congregate
where animals congregate dogs congregate then the chance of exposure increases in
then the chance of exposure increases in
then the chance of exposure increases in that case I should get my dog vaccinated
that case I should get my dog vaccinated
that case I should get my dog vaccinated on a scale of one to ten one being not
on a scale of one to ten one being not
on a scale of one to ten one being not so bad disease to ten being really
so bad disease to ten being really
so bad disease to ten being really really bad disease that make Hill it
really bad disease that make Hill it
really bad disease that make Hill it fits down near one or two not likely to
fits down near one or two not likely to
fits down near one or two not likely to kill most will be sick for a couple of
kill most will be sick for a couple of
kill most will be sick for a couple of weeks and get over it just as we humans
weeks and get over it just as we humans
weeks and get over it just as we humans do when we get the flu bug we don’t
do when we get the flu bug we don’t
do when we get the flu bug we don’t probably want to talk to anybody during
probably want to talk to anybody during
probably want to talk to anybody during that time and I imagine the dogs don’t
that time and I imagine the dogs don’t
that time and I imagine the dogs don’t either
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