Which of the following is a described clinical sign of EMV infection?

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Which of the following is a described clinical sign of EMV infection?

The main idea is that EMV infection often involves the brain, so neurologic signs are a key feature. Head-pressing is a classic sign of forebrain dysfunction produced by encephalitis or other CNS disease. An animal that is head-pressing is trying to cope with altered perception or discomfort from brain involvement, which fits the pattern of EMV affecting the central nervous system. Signatures like hair loss, lameness, or diarrhea point to skin, musculoskeletal, or gastrointestinal issues, which are not typical primary manifestations of a CNS infection, so they don’t fit as well with EMV.

The main idea is that EMV infection often involves the brain, so neurologic signs are a key feature. Head-pressing is a classic sign of forebrain dysfunction produced by encephalitis or other CNS disease. An animal that is head-pressing is trying to cope with altered perception or discomfort from brain involvement, which fits the pattern of EMV affecting the central nervous system.

Signatures like hair loss, lameness, or diarrhea point to skin, musculoskeletal, or gastrointestinal issues, which are not typical primary manifestations of a CNS infection, so they don’t fit as well with EMV.

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