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parvovirus
(redirected from canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV2))

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parvovirus /par·vo·vi·rus/ (pahr´vo-vi″rus) any virus belonging to the family Parvoviridae.
Parvovirus /Par·vo·vi·rus/ (pahr´vo-vi″rus) parvoviruses; a genus of viruses (family Parvoviridae) infecting mammals and birds; human parvoviruses cause aplastic crisis, erythema infectiosum, hydrops fetalis, spontaneous abortion, and fetal death.
par·vo·vi·rus (pärv-vrs)
n.
Any of a group of small viruses of the genus Parvovirus that cause disease in many vertebrates, especially mammals such as dogs and cattle.

parvovirus
a virus of the familyParvoviridae.

bovine parvovirus
commonly infects the intestinal tract of cattle, but does not cause clinical disease; called also Hadenvirus or hemadsorbing enterovirus.
canine parvovirus type 1 (CPV1)
is not associated with clinical disease. Called also minute canine virus (MCV).
canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV2)
the cause of enteritis in dogs, particularly puppies. Clinical signs include vomiting and diarrhea, often with blood, high fever, dehydration and a leukopenia. Perinatal or in utero infection may result in generalized disease or acute myocarditis. There is a high mortality rate in young puppies, but vaccines are available for prevention of the disease.
feline parvovirus
see feline panleukopenia.
porcine parvovirus
a cause of stillbirths, abortion, mummification, embryonic death and infertility in young sows (SMEDI) which become infected with a parvovirus in early gestation.


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