Category: Viral

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a serious infectious disease found worldwide, that has up to a 100% lethality rate in susceptible species.

The 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 are all viruses of the Togoviridae family, and they all cause inflammation in the brain. There are three viruses we think of in this group, Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE), Western equine encephalitis virus (WEE) and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEE).

𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 is a viral disease caused by a 𝐋𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬, which are viruses typically found in bats. Current evidence suggests that rabies virus developed initially in vampire bats, and later became adapted to carnivores.

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬-𝟏 is a virus in the family Herpesviridae, which is the same family as human herpesvirus! As you might have guessed by the name, this disease affects canids, like our pet dogs.

FIP is a viral infection of cats that is characterized by 𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 (leaky vessels) and inflammation. It has two forms, 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞/𝐰𝐞𝐭, where excess fluid accumulates in the body cavities, and 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞/𝐝𝐫𝐲, where the inflammation forms distinct nodules.