Viral Infections in Dogs Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column Home Dogs Accidents & Injuries Ear Conditions Eye Conditions Female Dogs Heart Conditions Puppy Health Male Dogs Mouth & Digestion Movement & Agility Older Dogs Other Conditions Parasites Respiratory Skin & Coat Traffic Accidents Viral Conditions Cats Accidents & Injuries Ear Conditions Eye Conditions Female Cats Heart Conditions Kitten Health Male Cats Mouth & Digestion Movement & Agility Older Cats Other Conditions Parasites Respiratory Skin & Coat Traffic Accidents Viral Conditions Rabbits General Health Mouth & Digestion Parasites Viral Conditions First Aid First Aid for Cats First Aid for Dogs Ask a Question About Contact Viral Infections in Dogs Username Password Forgot your password? Create an account Home > Dogs > Viral Conditions Viral Infections in Dogs Viral Infections in Dogs - Dogs suffer from several viral diseases, some more serious than others. Viral infections are different from bacterial infections in that they are much more difficult to treat, as a virus is much smaller than a bacterium and often operates in a different manner. There are often many different strains of the same virus, and a cure for one strain may not work with a different strain. We know from human viral infections like the common cold and flu that even commonly occuring viruses are often difficult if not impossible to cure at the present time. This is primarily because there are very many different viral strains that occur through mutations. Unfortunately some viral illnesses attack a dogs immune system, which prevents the dogs own body from fighting off illnesses. Such illnesses are very difficult to treat, and may result in death, possibly after a long period of time has elapsed (as in the human condition of AIDS). This section describes the some of the more common viral infections that can affect dogs including distemper, canine hepatitis, kennel cough, rabies and parvovirus. Please select from the subjects included in the menu to the right of this screen. To access the content of this section you will first need to login. If you don't have an account then please register here, don't worry it's free. � � Main Menu Home Dogs Cats Rabbits First Aid Ask a Question About Contact Resources FAQ Veterinary Resources Register Login Search Terms & Conditions Dogs - Viral Conditions Distemper Infectious Canine Hepatitis Kennel Cough Rabies Parvovirus Terms & Conditions Privacy Copyright Accessibility Site Map Copyright © 2022 Vets Direct. All Rights Reserved. Free Pet Health Information, Veterinary Advice Online All content of the VetsDirect website is provided for general information purposes only, and is in no way intended to replace the professional care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of your own veterinary surgeon. VetsDirect is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made, or course of action taken by a user based on the content of the VetsDirect Website. You should always consult your own veterinary surgeon if you are in anyway concerned about your pets health. For more information please refer to our Terms and Conditions.