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PARASITIC & INFECTIOUS  DISEASES


Parasites
These can be divided into two main categories.

1.  Endoparasites: These live outside the body as opposed to on its surface.  These include Toxocara canis(roundworm), Toxascaris leonina(another type of roundworm), Dipylidium caninum (tapeworm) and Toxoplasma gondii (a protozoan parasite), Hookworm, Whipworm, and Lungworm.

2.  Ectoparasites: these are parasites that live on or in the skin.  The major ectoparasites of dogs are fleas, lice, ticks, harvest mites, mange mites(sarcoptes scabei, demodex folliculorum, otedectes cynotis, cheyletiella specie).  Ectoparasites are the main cause of skin disease in dogs.

Infectious Diseases
The most important infectious diseases of dogs are canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, leptospirosis(two forms), canine parvovirus infection, infectious canine tracheobronchitis(kennel cough) and Rabies.  Dogs can be protected against all these diseases with vaccinations.  The rabies vaccine is currently used in the UK only in newly imported dogs and dogs for export.


Angiostrongylus Vasorum (french heartworm)
 Canine Leishmaniasis
Brucellosis
 Leptospirosis
Coccidiosis in Dogs (valley fever)
Lyme Disease (Borreliosis)
Distemper.
 MRSA
Demodex
  Mange
Ehrlichiosis
 Parvovirus
Fleas and Dustmites
 Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Giardia
Ticks on Dogs
Herpes
 Toxacara (roundworms)
Histoplasmosis
 Tapeworm
Hookworms Whipworms
Canine Infectious Hepatitis Zoonoses
Cheyletiella (walking dandruff) Kennel Cough (infectious canine tracheobronchitis)

Rabies




Worm Your Dog
Why Should I Worm My Dog?
Your Worming Questions Answered
How Worms Affect Dogs


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