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Not known to be associated with any human disease
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parvovirus
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Parvovirus is the common name applied to all the viruses in the Parvoviridae taxonomic family. The Parvoviridae family has two subfamilies; the Parvovirinae (vertebrate viruses) and the Densovirinae (invertebrate viruses). Different examples can be given ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1965, from parvi- + connecting element -o- + virus .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: parvo ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 any single-stranded DNA viruses, of the genus ''Parvovirus'', being the smallest found in nature; they infect only mammals other than humans. 2 Certain small viruses, not in genus ''Parvovirus'', that infect humans.
Usage examples of parvovirus.
And they would have won when she was a senior, except a mutant strain of parvovirus gave her a fever and chills, and eventually, hallucinations.
There was some indication that an outbreak of canine parvovirus, a disease carried by domestic dogs, was a factor in the decline, but inbreeding was the guess most favored at the moment.
I wish to thank our local veterinarian, Gordon Pickering, for sharing a bit of his knowledge with me about parvovirus and its prevention and treatment.