Historical Examples. 1  The most deadly snake, the moccasin, is brownish with a flat head. 2  That is a cobra he takes out; you know it by its large, flat head. 3  A jerk of the shovel, that is to say, a toss of the flat head, flings it outside the hole. 4  The brush has a flat head, corresponding to the bottom of the cork.
The first signs of canine distemper include sneezing, coughing and thick mucus coming from the eyes and nose. Fever, lethargy, sudden vomiting and diarrhea, depression and/or loss of appetite are also symptoms of the virus. The virus is passed from dog to dog through direct contact with fresh urine, blood or saliva.
The virus targets the nervous, lymph and epithelial systems. The virus is transmitted when the dog inhales infected droplets that are shed in urine, feces, nasal secretions, and eye drainage. Fever is the usual first symptom of canine distemper virus although it usually goes unnoticed.