What is pseudorabies virus

Pseudorabies, also known as scrapie, is an acute infectious disease caused by pseudorabies virus (Pseudorabies Virus, PRV) that affects dogs, cats, other domestic animals and wild animals. , rabies is zoonotic, but pseudorabies is not. Viral transmission of pseudorabies only exists between animals.
In nature, the virus is likely to exist in rodents, and dogs and pigs that eat these animals will be infected with pseudorabies. Sick pigs mainly excrete the virus through nasal fluid, eye secretions, milk and urine. Therefore, dogs that often go in and out of pig pens, and if the pigs have had pseudorabies, can easily be infected with pseudorabies. It can be seen that sick pigs are also the source of infection for dogs, and the virus can also be transmitted through skin wounds.

Symptoms of pseudorabies virus

Sick dogs usually show apathy in the early stage. Later, the dog becomes restless, refuses to eat, sits curled up, and often changes the place where it sits. The body temperature of dogs is also very unstable, with intermittent increases in body temperature accompanied by vomiting symptoms. In most cases, sick dogs have intermittent twitching of head and neck flexor muscles, difficulty breathing, and often die within 24 to 36 hours.
If the virus is infected through the digestive tract, severe drooling and difficulty swallowing will occur, the affected area will be itchy, and the pupils of the two eyes will vary in size; some sick dogs will not show symptoms of itching, but will Moaning because of pain somewhere in the body; there are also cases of biting surrounding objects, jumping to the wall and falling down, but don't worry, the dog will not attack people at this time.

How to prevent pseudorabies

1. Keep your home clean and tidy to prevent rats. Remember to open windows frequently for ventilation, and your dog’s utensils should also be disinfected regularly.
2. When pseudorabies occurs in pigs, it is forbidden to feed sick pork to dogs. This requires the poop collector to check carefully when buying things for dogs to eat, especially the three-free products.
3. Dogs raised in the countryside should pay special attention and try not to let the dogs in and out of dirty places such as pig pens. Pseudorabies is a disease common to many animals, and rats are an important vector of the disease, so rodent control at home can also be put on the agenda.
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