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Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, being the smallest found in nature; they infect only mammals other than humans.
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Certain small viruses, not in genus Parvovirus, that infect humans.
Examples of parvovirus in a Sentence
This leaves a gray zone of serologic testing for the core vaccines of canine distemper and canine parvovirus as well as canine adenovirus.
Outbreaks of parvovirus tend to occur in the late winter and early spring, but there may also be sporadic cases of the disease any time throughout the year.
Some of these cases have occurred after exposure to parvovirus or modified live parvovirus vaccine.
Surprisingly, the results showed that Virkon was the only disinfectant to completely inactivate the parvovirus.
Of additional interest, a separate result indicated that Virkon S solution remained effective against canine parvovirus over a period of 14 days.
In 1981, Brown tested 14 disinfectants against 3 porcine viruses including porcine viruses including Porcine Parvovirus (PPV ).
Feline distemper is caused by a parvovirus.
I'm afraid he has parvovirus, but I'm not sure.
Killed Parvovirus is included in most combination shots, and by the age of three months your pup should have received at least two boosters that would have provided some immunity against the disease.
It could be parvovirus, coronavirus or something else altogether.
Parvovirus requires swift action to help an infected dog survive.
In rare cases, the parvovirus will head straight for the heart and attack the tissues and vessels.
Unfortunately, there is no medication or treatment available that will wipe out parvovirus from your dog's system once it has struck.
With treatment measures being limited, prevention is of prime importance to protect your dog from the parvovirus.
Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious, deadly virus.
Intestinal Parvovirus is the most common form of parvo.
Canine parvovirus (CPV) can often prove fatal even with prompt treatment, but the widespread use of administering modified live vaccines to young puppies and dogs has lowered the mortality rate.
Entire litters may still develop parvo even after administering vaccines accordingly because the vaccine can't provide sufficient protection against certain aggressive strains of the parvovirus such as CPV-2c.
Mar Vista Medical Center suggests mixing one part bleach with 30 parts water to successfully kill the parvovirus on surfaces.
The use of high-titer canine parvovirus vaccines also appears to help offer the puppy some protection, even during the open window when the titers begin to drop in the puppy's bloodstream.
Fifth disease is a mild childhood illness caused by the human parvovirus B19 that causes flu-like symptoms and a rash.
Studies show that although 40 percent to 60 percent of adults worldwide have laboratory evidence of a past parvovirus B19 infection, most of these adults cannot remember having had symptoms of fifth disease.
This fact leads medical experts to believe that most people with parvovirus B19 infection have either very mild symptoms or no symptoms at all.
Fifth disease is caused by the human parvovirus B19, a member of the Parvoviridae family of viruses, that lives in the nose, mouth, and throat of an infected person.
The test involves measuring for a particular antibody or protein that the body produces in response to infection with the human parvovirus B19.
The disease has been linked to a variety of disease agents, including parvovirus B19, HIV infection, measles, influenza viruses, rotaviruses, adenoviruses, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
The "other viruses" usually include syphilis, hepatitis B, coxsackie virus, Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis), varicella-zoster virus, and human parvovirus.
Parvovirus B19-A virus that commonly infects humans; about 50 percent of all adults have been infected sometime during childhood or adolescence.
Fifth disease in children is caused by a human virus known as Parvovirus B19.
Interestingly, over 50% of the adult population show traces in the blood of having had a parvovirus infection.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is a viral infection caused by human parvovirus b19.