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Cats could also be infected with HIV

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

AIDS cat called “cat immunodeficiency virus infection”, the English abbreviation for FIV. FIV and HIV (AIDS) virus is the same section, which shows when the incidence of the disease is very similar. FIV will not be transmitted to humans, the same, HIV does not infect cats.

FIV is the main route of transmission of blood-borne by the cat, infected with the virus, FIV cat will be transmitting the virus to the fetus. Public and the cats infected with FIV cat than twice as likely as the public and cats have a higher tendency to go out and fight, so stray cats infected with FIV likely to be higher than domestic cats. Cats infected with FIV, possibly in the next few years do not show any symptoms, the cat will be part of the lymph node swelling, and some will be developed fever, diarrhea and symptoms of anemia. FIV would be against the immune system, FIV positive cat often have oral diseases, may also have skin diseases, diarrhea, pneumonia, eye diseases, and diseases of the central nervous even.

Cats can be blood to diagnose whether or not infected with FIV, the newborn kitten from the mother may be FIV antibodies, for 6 months following the kitten’s test results as positive, on the need for 6 months after the first The second test.

The cat infected with FIV can survive for a long time. Cat owners should be as much as possible to maintain a healthy cat, cat to help resist disease and injury. The best way is to allow the infected cat to stay indoors and to ensure that a cat has a relatively safe and clean living environment, and secondly also for cats to prevent the spread of the virus.