Page 10 - Canine Parvovirus Type 2 (CPV-2) and Canine Parvoviral Enteritis

Pathogenesis

• Villi cells are not replaced and shortened which impair the absorptive

capacity

• Severe bloody diarrhoea and vomiting occurs as a result

• Damages give rise to intestinal bacteria for secondary infections

• CPV-2 infection can also develop a chronic gastrointestinal disease