Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases

Key Features Well-organized Major Infectious Diseases chapters break down content by etiologic agent and epidemiology, clinical signs and their pathophysiology, physical examination findings, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, immunity, prevention, and public health implications. Over 80 case studies illustrate how the information provided can be applied in everyday practice. Logical approach to laboratory diagnosis guides you through all the steps needed to accurately diagnose and treat viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, and algal diseases. Practical protocols provided by expert clinicians guide you in the management of canine and feline patients suspected to have infectious diseases, including handling, disinfection, isolation, and vaccination protocols. Over 500 full color images - geographic distribution maps, life cycle drawings, and hundreds of color photographs - visually illustrate and clarify complex issues. Easy-to-understand tables and boxes make content quickly accessible, eliminating the need to sort through dense text for critical information in the clinical setting. Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases, 1st Edition PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SMALL ANIMAL INFECTION Module 1: Laboratory Diagnosis of Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases Isolation in Cell Culture Immunoassays Isolation and Identification of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria Isolation and Identification of Fungi Nucleic Acid Detection Assays Module 2: Anti-Infective Therapy Principles of Anti-Infective Therapy Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Drugs Antibacterial Drugs Antifungal Drugs Antiprotozoal Drugs Module 3: Basic Principles for Infection Control Infection Control Programs for Dogs and Cats Immunization PART II: MAJOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THEIR ETIOLOGIC AGENTS Module 4: Viral Diseases Rabies Canine Parvovirus Infection and Other Viral Enteritides Canine Distemper Virus Infection Canine Herpesvirus Infection Canine Viral Respiratory Infections Infectious Canine Hepatitis Feline Panleukopenia Virus Infection and Other Viral Enteritides Feline Coronavirus Infection Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Feline Leukemia Virus Infection Feline Respiratory Viral Infections Feline Poxvirus Infection Pseudorabies Viral Papillomatosis Vector-Borne and Other Viral Encephalitides Module 5: Bacterial Diseases Ehrlichiosis Anaplasmosis Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Salmon Poisoning Disease Coxiellosis and Q Fever Chlamydial Infections Streptococcal and Enterococcal Infections Staphylococcus Infections Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Anaerobic Infections Bordetellosis Cell Wall Deficient Bacterial Infections Mycoplasma Infections Hemoplasma Infections Actinomycosis Nocardiosis Mycobacterial Infections Salmonellosis Enteric Escherichia Coli Infections Campylobacteriosis Enteric Clostridial Infections Gastric Helicobacter-Like Infections Leptospirosis Lyme Borreliosis Bartonellosis Canine Brucellosis Tetanus and Botulism Yersinia Pestis (Plague) and Other Yersiniosis Tularemia Bite and Scratch Wound Infections Module 6: Fungal and Algal Diseases Dermatophytosis Malassezia Infections Blastomycosis Histoplasmosis Cryptococcosis Coccidioidomycosis Sporotrichosis Aspergillosis Rhinosporidiosis Candidiasis Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases Pythiosis, Lagenidiosis and Zygomycosis Protothecosis Pneumocystosis Module 7: Protozoal Diseases Toxoplasmosis Neosporosis Leishmaniasis Babesiosis Cytauxzoonosis Canine and Feline Hepatozoonosis Trypanosomiasis Giardiasis Trichomoniasis Cryptosporidiosis Isosporiasis Miscellaneous Protozoal Diseases Module 8: Infections of Selected Organ Systems Pyoderma, Otitis Externa, and Otitis Media Osteomyelitis, Discospondylitis, and Infectious Arthritis Infections of the Cardiovascular System Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and Pyothorax Intra-Abdominal Infections Bacterial Infections of the Genitourinary Tract Bacterial Meningitis