Canine distemper -- United States
[Canine distemper] is a [viral disease] looking just like rabies, and it's just as lethal for your dog. It doesn't have a cure, and there's an outbreak of it in Kershaw County.
"It's airborne," veterinarian Dr Wendy King said. "It can go from one cage to the next and they don't even have to touch each other. So what happens is if any of these pets in quarantine are in the same area, they can spread the disease."
King, who works at Elgin's Spears Creek Veterinary Clinic, says the virus
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