Distemper may refer to:

Illness

*A viral infection **

Canine distemper Canine distemper virus (CDV) (sometimes termed footpad disease) is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and feline ...

, a disease of dogs ** Feline distemper, a disease of cats ** Phocine distemper, a disease of seals *A bacterial infection **Equine distemper, or

Strangles Strangles (equine distemper) is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines caused by a Gram-positive bacterium, ''Streptococcus equi''. As a result, the lymph nodes swell, compressing the pharynx, larynx, an ...

, a bacterial infection of the horse *Derangement or disturbance of the

four humours Humorism, the humoral theory, or humoralism, was a system of medicine detailing a supposed makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers. Humorism began to fall out of favor in the 1850s ...

or "temper", in pre-modern medicine

Other uses

Distemper (paint) Distemper is a decorative paint and a historical medium for painting pictures, and contrasted with tempera. The binder may be glues of vegetable or animal origin (excluding egg). Soft distemper is not abrasion resistant and may include binders su ...

, a decorative paint and a historical medium for painting pictures * Distemper (band), a Russian ska punk band * ''Distemper'' (album), by The New Christs *'' Remix dystemper'', a remix album by Skinny Puppy

Illness

Other uses

See also