The DA2PP vaccine protects against Distemper, Adenovirus Type 2 (Hepatitis), Parvo, and Parainfluenza.

Canine distemper is spread through direct contact, like drinking from water bowls, or airborne exposure, through barking, coughing, or sneezing. A distemper-infected dog can shed the virus for up to several months, putting dogs around them at risk.

The virus can be destroyed by most disinfectants and doesn't last long in the envrionemnt. Vaccines are the best way to prevent illness.

Symptoms
Diarrhea, vomiting, thick yellow discharge from the eyes and nose, cough, and in severe cases, seizures and neurological signs, such as ataxia (stumbling), head tilt, and paralysis.

Parvo or parvovirus is a highly infectious virus that affects dogs. It is most often spread through exposure to the feces of infected dogs. The virus can survive indoors for up to a month. Yet, outdoors it can live in soil for as long as a year.

Symptoms
Unexpected tiredness, lethargy, loss of appetite, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Dogs that have parvo generally don’t develop symptoms for three to seven days, but they can still be infectious.

The rabies vaccine is a year-long protection against the Rabies virus. 

Rabies is contracted through saliva of infected animals, most commonly skunks, raccoons, coyotes and foxes.

Its lethality and ease of transmission are why most states require a rabies vaccine for dogs by law.

Symptoms

Muscle spasms, paralysis, and death. Once symptoms appear, there is no viable treatment. 

The Bordetella vaccines protects against the bacteria Bordetella bronchiseptica.

Bordetella bronchiseptica causes inflammation of your dog’s upper respiratory system - usually called Kennel Cough. This inflammation leads to coughing and illness.

Usually contracted at facilities, such as dog daycare centers, boarding kennels, shows, dog parks, and training classes.

Symptoms

Runny nose, coughing, sneezing, loss of appetite, lethargy, and a low fever