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distemper
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dis·tem·per1
/ disˈtempər/
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n.
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a viral disease of some animals, esp. dogs, causing fever, coughing, and catarrh.
2. archaic
political disorder:
an attempt to illuminate the moral roots of the modern world's distemper.
dis·tem·per2
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n.
a kind of paint using glue or size instead of an oil base, for use on walls or for scene-painting.
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a method of mural and poster painting using this.
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v. [tr.] [often as adj.] (distempered)
paint (something) with distemper:
the distempered roof timbers.
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Distemper outbreak hits animal shelter
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 11/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC An outbreak of distemper has temporarily closed the Humane Society...society. There is no known treatment for distemper, but it is easily prevented with a vaccination...for cleaning but did not mention the distemper cases. "We didn't want to cause undue...
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Mass Die-Off of Caspian Seals Caused by Canine Distemper Virus.
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...tissue specimens from dead seals. Canine distemper virus infection was identified by serologic...fragments. These results implicate canine distemper virus infection as the primary cause...coast. We present evidence that canine distemper virus infection was the primary cause...
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DISTEMPER EPIDEMIC REMAINS THREAT TO LIONS OF TANZANIA'S SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
PR Newswire; 3/4/1996; 700+ words
; ...issued by Solvay Animal Health Inc.: A distemper epidemic that threatened to decimate...Knoxville, thought it looked like canine distemper virus, an often deadly disease usually...by Dr. Max Appel, a pathologist and distemper expert at Cornell University College...
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 "Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)")
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Canine distemper running rampant.
Newspaper article from: Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 2/28/2007; 682 words
; ...been about 20 documented cases of canine distemper in the last two weeks among dogs in and...issue, veterinarians don't usually see distemper, Callahan said. When he first started...years ago, Callahan saw a few cases of distemper but hadn't seen many more -- until...
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Canine distemper is a disease that can wreak havoc on a dog
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 5/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...effects of a much more serious infection: canine distemper. The canine distemper virus (CDV) is such a serious threat to dogs...several different diseases, is often called the "distemper vaccine" for short. The virus is found worldwide...
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County warns residents about outbreak of canine distemper
Newspaper article from: Whittier Daily News; 1/18/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...about a spreading outbreak of deadly distemper discovered in gray foxes that could infect...contact with infected animals. Canine distemper is an infectious viral disease that results...been no reports of a pet dog catching distemper from an infected fox, officials said...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Dog owners urged to vaccinate animals for distemper
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/15/2009; 527 words
; A number of canine distemper cases have been reported in the State...animals have been vaccinated. "Canine distemper is a contagious, incurable, often...Sheldon Rubin, President of the ISVMA. Distemper is caused by the Morbillivirus which...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Distemper sickening many area raccoons.(Animals)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 7/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...possibly signaling the onset of a cyclical, distemper-caused crash in the raccoon population...Salem areas have seen deadly outbreaks of distemper in recent years, but that Eugene was...one cow. The symptoms of rabies and distemper are similar, however: disorientation...
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Increase in distemper cases concerns veterinarian.
Newspaper article from: Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 2/21/2007; 694 words
; ...around 20 documented cases of the canine distemper virus in the last two weeks among dogs...medicine in Pecos, he saw a few cases of distemper and hadn't really seen any until now...infected with the virus. The canine distemper virus is a member of the Morbillivirus...
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Distemper outbreak and its effect on African wild dog conservation. (Dispatches).
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...causative agent was identified as Canine distemper virus (CDV) by means of histologic...diseases, including rabies and canine distemper (1). As part of a conservation plan...born pups were vaccinated against canine distemper with a vaccine successfully used in seals...
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distemper
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
distemper 2 †mix with liquid, soak XIV; fig. dilute XVI; (f. the sb.) paint in distemper XIX. — OF. destemprer or late L. distemperāre soak, macerate, f. L. DIS- 1, 2...
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Pacchiarotto and How He Worked in Distemper: With Other Poems
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Pacchiarotto and How He Worked in Distemper: With Other Poems, a collection of 19 poems, in various metres, by R. Browning , published 1876.
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Veterinary Microbiology
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...accompanies bacterial infections, is called canine distemper. Distemper attacks many organs in the body and can leave the survivor permanently disabled. A vaccine against distemper exists, but must be administered periodically throughout...
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Otto Mueller
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...lithography and especially his techniques of distemper painting (colors bound by glue or size...subdued luminosity. Since overpainting in distemper is not possible, the artist has to have...subject matter, in his technique of distemper painting, and in his approach to a nostalgic...
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The 1920s: Medicine and Health: People in the News
Book article from: American Decades
...received many contracts to appear in vaudeville with the pig. The London Fields Distemper Council revealed an elaborate plan of experiments to find a cure for distemper in dogs in September 1924. In February 1924 Alfred W. McConn charged that the...
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