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A hotspot, also known as acute moist dermatitis, is a red, oozing, itchy, quickly expanding skin rash that can develop on your dog, usually in warmer weather and with little warning. Dogs with long hair or dense undercoats are particularly prone to hotspots and may have several bouts over their lifetime.
Infectious diseases that affect dogs are important not only from a veterinary standpoint, but also because of the risk to public health; an example of this is rabies. Genetic disorders also affect dogs, often due to selective breeding to produce individual dog breeds.
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