title: Distemper
text: # Distemper
  
  Distemper may refer to:
  
  ## Illness
  
  * A viral infection
     * Canine distemper, a disease of dogs
     * Feline distemper, a disease of cats
     * Phocine distemper, a disease of seals
  * A bacterial infection
     * Equine distemper, or Strangles, a bacterial infection of the horse
  * Derangement or disturbance of the four humours or "temper", in pre-modern medicine
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Distemper (paint), 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
  