2+RHD+(Rabbit+Haemorrhagic+Disease)

=VHD (Rabbit Viral Hamorrhagic Disease) = ====Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease is a contagious disease, obviously among rabbits which is caused by the calicivirus. This disease was first discovered in China of the year 1984. Countries like Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are all known for their rabbits containing VHD. Thankfully, humans and other animals are not eligible to be infected by this disease. ====

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 A picture of what a health rabbit liver and a infected liver looks like.
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====There are various symptoms for VHD including high fever, lethargy (lack of energy), loss of appetite, spasms, and sudden death. Although, there are some rabbits that carry this disease, but don’t show any symptoms. Unfortunately, 90% of rabbits affected by this disease will eventually die over a minimum amount of time. VHD can be transmitted in many ways, like from rabbit meat, rabbit waste, or anything that has been touched by the rabbit; and it doesn’t matter if the rabbit is dead or living! Rabbits that survive VHD can easily transmit the deadly disease to other rabbits especially since there isn’t a vaccine presently available for VHD. ====

How we prevent rabbits from getting VHD?
====- Keep them indoors (or an enclosed space) more often, because when a rabbit is outside they have a higher risk of catching this disease from other rabbits. ==== ==== - Wash your hands before (and after) holding or any other contact with a rabbit, especially if you’ve been places other rabbits have been. ====

====Only two types of rabbits known, cannot get VHD, which are the Jack Rabbit and Cottontails. Keep in mind that even though there are ways for preventing VHD, there isn’t a guarantee that the rabbit is immune. ====

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