A viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Canine distemper virus is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and felines, as well as pinnipeds, some primates, and a variety of other species. Wikipedia

A disease of dogs Wikipedia Disambiguation

An often fatal disease of carnivores, caused by canine distemper virus. It is an infection of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, brain, spinal cord; and its symptoms include high fever, watery discharge from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, paralysis, and hardening of the footpads. Wiktionary