parvovirus

parvovirus /par·vo·vi·rus/ (pahr´vo-vi?rus) any virus belonging to the family Parvoviridae.

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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.

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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.

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parvovirus

a virus of the familyParvoviridae.

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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.