1. Any of a family of very small DNA viruses that cause various diseases in animals, including feline panleukopenia, canine parvovirus, and fifth disease in humans.
2.
a. A highly contagious infectious disease of dogs, especially puppies, characterized by lethargy, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is spread through feces from infected animals.
b. The parvovirus that is the causative agent of this disease. In both subsenses also called canine parvovirus, parvo.
(Pathology) any of a group of viruses characterized by their very small size, each of which is specific to a particular species, as for example canine parvovirus
parvovirus - any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease
The RSPCA, Cats Protection and local veterinary surgeries have said there has been a significant increase in the number of cats suffering from feline parvovirus (FPV) in recent months.
Conway Road Veterinary Surgery in Colwyn Bay warned dog owners on social media that canine parvovirus is in the area - a highly contagious viral illness that affects dogs.
The researchers performed a cutting edge DNA sequencing diagnostic on some immune-compromised laboratory mice that had died younger than expected and discovered the presence of the previously indeterminable parvovirus.
Using RealStar Analyte Specific primers and probes and RealStar QAM positive controls for herpes simplex virus (HSV)1, HSV2, varicella zoster virus (VZV), adenovirus, and parvovirus B19 (Altona Diagnostics), viral targets were validated individually by real-time PCR on the Rotor-Gene Q MDx instrument (QIAGEN).
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