Abbreviations
Veterinary Disease & Vaccine Abbreviations: FeLV, FIV, CPV, CDV, FVRCP, FMD, PPR, HS, BQ and More
Abbreviations of animal diseases, pathogens and combination vaccines from the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine Library guide [1], with abbreviations used in the AAHA/AAFP feline guidelines [3], the NDDB and ICAR-CIRG vaccination schedules [2][4] and the North Carolina A&T goat vaccination programme [5].
Disease and vaccine abbreviations (20)
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Note |
|---|---|---|
| CDV | Canine distemper virus [1] | |
| CPV | Canine parvovirus [1] | |
| CAV | Canine adenovirus; also chick anemia virus [1] | |
| DHLP-P | Distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus (vaccine) [1] | Also written DHLPP. |
| FeLV | Feline leukemia virus [1] | |
| FIV | Feline immunodeficiency virus [1] | |
| FVRCP | Feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia (vaccine) [1] | |
| FPV | Feline panleukopenia [3] | AAHA/AAFP recommend vaccines for FHV-1, FCV, FPV, rabies and FeLV (cats younger than 1 year) for pet cats [3]. |
| FHV-1 | Feline herpesvirus 1 [3] | |
| FCV | Feline calicivirus [3] | |
| BVD(V) | Bovine viral diarrhea (virus) [1] | |
| IBR | Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis; also inclusion body rhinitis [1] | |
| FMD | Foot-and-mouth disease [1] | |
| PPR | Peste des petits ruminants [1] | |
| HS | Hemorrhagic septicemia [1] | |
| BQ | Black quarter [2] | |
| ET | Enterotoxaemia [4] | |
| CDT | Clostridium perfringens types C & D and tetanus (vaccine) [5] | |
| AD | Aleutian disease [1] | Also right ear (auris dexter) on prescriptions. |
| IC | Infectious coryza; also intracardiac [1] |
Frequently asked questions
What does FVRCP stand for?
Feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia — a combination vaccine [1].
What does DHLP-P (DHLPP) stand for?
DHLP-P (also written DHLPP) stands for distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvovirus (vaccine) [1].
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