feline respiratory disease complex

feline respiratory disease complex
a group of contagious viral infections of the upper respiratory tract in cats, characterized by fever, sneezing and coughing, and discharges from the nose and eyes. The usual cause is infection with a herpesvirus (feline herpesvirus 1) or a calicivirus. See also feline viral rhinotracheitis. Called also feline influenza.

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  • Feline Bordetella Infektion — Katzenschnupfen ist eine Sammelbezeichnung für ansteckende Erkrankungen der Atemwege und der Schleimhäute des Kopfes bei Katzen. Synonym verwendet werden die Bezeichnungen infektiöse Katzenrhinitis, Katzenpneumonitis, cat flu und Rhinotracheitis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Feline Virale Rhinotracheitis — Katzenschnupfen ist eine Sammelbezeichnung für ansteckende Erkrankungen der Atemwege und der Schleimhäute des Kopfes bei Katzen. Synonym verwendet werden die Bezeichnungen infektiöse Katzenrhinitis, Katzenpneumonitis, cat flu und Rhinotracheitis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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