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| | Viral Diseases |
 | | Kittens born to persistently viremic queens often develop a syndrome of lethargy, inappetence, wasting, stunted growth, atrophy of the thymus gland and other lymphoid structures, and enhanced susceptibility to infection with other disease-causing agents ("fading kittens"). |
 | | Queens infected with FeLV may experience one or more reproductive disorders, including fetal resorption (biochemical disintegration of the fetus), abortion, infertility, endometritis (inflammation of the uterine lining), and the birth of fading kittens. |
 | | Transmission from an infected queen to her kittens occurs infrequently, as an in utero event, during the birth process, or through ingestion of infected colostrum or milk. |
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