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What You As a Dog Owner Need To Know About the Paro Virus
The deadly silent killer is still on the rise and it might just kill your cute dog!
Parvovirus Commonly known as Parvo is a highly contagious virus that is responsible for death of most dogs majorly Puppies. This is an informative article on what you should know about this killer of Dogs.
Infection Overview
With mortality rate close to 90%, especially when left untreated. Treatment needs an aggressive protocol which could drop the mortality rate to about 5–20%. Hence without treatment or adequate treatment it is potentially deadly.
The virus spreads by direct contact with any infected dogs, through feces days after exposure — often before the dog starts exhibiting any clinical signs of infection. The dog will continue to shed the virus while he is sick and for up to 10 days after the dog has recovered.
A dog may get infected by sniffing or licking surfaces or any other dog that has been contaminated with the feces of an infected dog. And did I say Parvovirus could be very resilient?
How Does the Virus Survive?
Could survive indoors at room temperature for about 2 months and outdoors for months provided there’s…
