Infectious Disease
The New Coronavirus and Companion Animals
With the coronavirus outbreak spreading around the world, clients are bringing in questions of their pets’ susceptibility to this disease.
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With the coronavirus outbreak spreading around the world, clients are bringing in questions of their pets’ susceptibility to this disease.
Veterinary nurses are integral in preventing, managing, and controlling disease transmission in veterinary hospitals.
Clinical presentations of leptospirosis in dogs can vary, diagnosis is difficult, and the zoonotic potential is serious—here is how to treat leptospirosis in dogs and assist in prevention.
Foster and rescue homes can be used for quarantine of cats exposed to the feline panleukopenia virus, say veterinarians, but when facilities or staff are insufficient and off-site options are not possible, euthanasia of infected animals may ultimately save lives by preventing continued spread.
The veterinary medical team must use effective communication and education to ensure clients understand the threat of tick-borne disease and the best preventive methods.
Veterinary technicians play a key role in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of discospondylitis in dogs and cats.
Today’s veterinary technicians are uniquely placed to make a difference in the lives of animal patients, in part by ensuring that proper protocols and procedures are in place to help prevent perioperative infections.
Veterinary health care teams must take precautions to minimize the risk of transferring pathogens between patients and maximize their ability to fight infection.
What would your reaction be if you went to see your physician for a routine physical examination and you were seated in the waiting room next to a typhoid patient?
For those who live and work with animals, zoonoses are occupational hazards that most other professionals do not encounter.
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