dog diseases

Some of these diseases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans.

Ringworm

When it comes to diseases passed from pet to owner, ringworm is about as contagious as it gets. Ringworm spores can survive for months without a host, where a pet could pick up the fungal infection.

Symptoms in pets: Skin lesions and patches of hair loss with a red mark in the center 

Hookworms

Hookworms suck on the intestinal lining of dogs, causing a potentially life-threatening blood loss, especially in puppies.

Treat it : Prescription antiparasitic drugs for pets and people

Symptoms in dog : Diarrhea, weight loss

Giardia

More common in dogs , this waterborne, one-cell organism lives in streams, rivers, and lakes.

Symptoms: Diarrhea

Rabies

Rabies is fatal once symptoms appear in both pets and animals, meaning prevention needs to be an absolute priority.

Symptoms in dogs: Symptoms vary but could include behavioral changes, fever, hypersensitivity to touch, light, and sound, hiding in dark places, foaming of the mouth, staggering, loss of appetite, seizures, loss of appetite, sudden death.

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