There are acute and chronic distemper. Acute means that the virus invades the brain or nerves directly, without any advance signs, and there are direct neurological symptoms such as seizures, paralysis, and so on. The mortality rate for this condition is very high, but the self-healing rate for this condition is also relatively high compared to chronic, with a very small percentage of affected dogs possibly recovering without treatment due to their strong immune system (very rare). Chronic distemper has a high cure rate in the early stages of the disease, but the rate of self-recovery is essentially zero. Although there are differences in symptoms between these two conditions, they share the same fatalities, persistent high fever and anorexia. Most of these dogs die of exhaustion and lack of energy.
