Question

Lizzie loves to take care of animals and thinks she might like to become a veterinarian. Today, she is visiting a vet clinic and watching Dr.

Snyder treat people's pets.
A woman brings in a stray puppy she has rescued off the street. She wants to adopt the dog, but it looks sick. The dog seems tired, will not
eat, and has diarrhea. Dr. Snyder looks very concerned. He takes a small sample of the puppy's feces and runs a test. Fifteen minutes
later he comes back with bad news: the puppy has parvovirus. The disease is often fatal, but many dogs survive with good treatment. Dr.
Snyder tells Lizzie that parvovirus is preventable and a dog cannot get infected if it is given a shot. What type of shot would prevent a dog
from the paryoyirus disease? Explain how this shot protects a dog so it cannot get sick from a virus

Answer 1

The shot that prevents a dog from getting the parvovirus disease is the parvovirus vaccine. It stimulates the dog's immune system to produce antibodies that can fight off the virus if it is exposed in the future.

Step-by-step explanation:

The shot that prevents a dog from the parvovirus disease is called the parvovirus vaccine. This vaccine contains a small amount of the virus that has been modified to no longer cause illness in the dog. When the vaccine is given, it stimulates the dog's immune system to produce antibodies that can recognize and fight off the parvovirus.

If the dog is then exposed to the parvovirus in the future, the antibodies will already be present in its system and can quickly neutralize the virus, preventing the dog from getting sick.