obsolete feline acquired immunodeficiency syndrome true A viral infectious disease that results_in infection in domesticated housecats, has_material_basis_in Feline immunodeficiency virus, which is transmitted_by contact with the infected cat's saliva during deep bite wounds, and transmitted_by congenital method. The virus attacks the immune system infecting CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and macrophages. Some of the symptoms are loss of weight, malaise, pyrexia, anemia, gastroenteritis, gingivitis, stomatitis, diarrhea, infections of the skin, eyes, urinary tract, respiratory tract, and diseases of the nervous system. DOID:4775 disease_ontology