There are many ways for healthy dogs to be infected with canine distemper virus, and contact with infected dogs is the most important source of infection. They will be cross-infected by contact and play outdoors, etc.; even without contact with sick dogs, there is also a possibility of infection when they are active in places where the sick dogs have stayed.
Canis distemper infection route:
1. Droplet infection
This is a relatively common way to infect canine distemper. When you take your dog to chat with numerous dog moms and dads in crowded crowds, maybe your dog is infected by a sick dog while playing with numerous dogs. Because canine distemper virus can infect healthy dogs with the air through sneezing, droplets, etc.
2. Indirect infection
This mainly causes healthy dogs to be infected with canine distemper through humans or other things. If you are outside in contact with a dog who already has canine distemper and will come back home to have healthy dogs, then the canine distemper virus on your body and clothes will enter the body of a healthy dog, which will cause the dog to get infected with canine distemper. Another situation is that if you have two dogs at home, one of which has canine distemper, the other will be very likely to be infected with canine distemper. Food, toys, and air can lead to healthy dogs being infected with canine distemper.
3. Directly contagious healthy dogs come into contact with sick dogs, lick, bite and play with each other through their mouths and noses, leading to direct contagious canine distemper virus.
4. Fecal infection
If a healthy dog does not directly or indirectly contact the sick dog, it may pass through the place where the sick dog has stayed. The urine, feces and body fluids of sick dogs can also cause infection to the dog.
How to avoid infection of dogs:
When your dog has not received or has just received a short-term prevention vaccine, try not to go to places with dense human and dogs. The virus of canine distemper can be said to be unpreventable, so the best and safest way is to wait until the dog's vaccine is fully effective. And it is also important to pay attention to environmental sanitation. The breeding of bacteria and viruses is directly related to the quality of the environment.
Only by understanding and mastering how can you contagious can you better prevent the occurrence of the disease in your daily life. Once a healthy and smart dog suffers from canine distemper, even if he survives the disease in the end, he will not be as smart and cute as Zhiqiang. I hope that all dog owners can take measures to prevent canine distemper in real life for the sake of their baby's health and stay away from diseases.