Question 1

how to get treated for parvovirus?

Accepted Answer

None: No specific parvovirus therapy.

Question 2

how can the parvovirus last in adults?

Accepted Answer

Different illness: Acute parvovirus b19 infection in the healthy adult is not generally the slapped cheek type illness that occurs in kids.  Fever and muscle aches can occur but the most dominant feature is the polyarthritis/arthralgias that tend to occur in the hands, wrists, ankles and sometimes knees.  The joint symptoms can last from several weeks.

Question 3

is it possible for you to get parvovirus twice?

Accepted Answer

Parvovirus: Individuals with Parvovirus B19 IgG antibodies are generally considered immune to recurrent infection, but some believe reinfection is possible in a minority of cases.

Question 4

can my one months old pup survive from parvovirus?

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Not likely: Canine parvovirus type 2 affects dogs. It is highly contagious and spread by direct or indirect contact with feces. It is severe in puppies not protected by maternal antibodies or vaccination. It has two  presentations, a cardiac and intestinal form.  Treatment involves veterinary hospitalization. Vaccines can prevent this infection, but mortality can reach 91% in untreated cases.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: parvovirus?

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Smallest viruses: The name is derived fro m latin word parvus meaning small.
Typically linear non segmented single stranded non segmented dna viruses with an average genome size of 500 nucleotides
these are not to be confused with viruses in the parvoviridae family, also toxonomic name of the parvovires genus in parvoviridae family.

Question 6

what is parvovirus 16 and is it the same as b19 (human)?

Accepted Answer

No: Human parvovirus b19 got its name from the designation on the test sample from which the virus was found using an electron microscope. There is no human parvovirus 16.

Question 7

parvovirus contagious to humans?

Accepted Answer

Yes, human to human: Parvovirus b19 is a causative organism of fifth disease in children. The same virus also affects pregnant women resulting in fetal hydrops, intrauterine growth retardation, and death.

Question 8

puppy just died of parvovirus and i'm 8 weeks pregnant. should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Not at all: Despite the name, canine or feline parvovirus does not at all cause infection in people.  The human parvovirus (called b19) does not infect animals.

Question 9

who discovered the parvovirus infection?

Accepted Answer

Cossert : Y. E. Cossert and colleagues first discovered the human parvovirus and published their work in the medical journal the lancet in 1975. The designation b19 with it refers to the coding of the sample in which it was found while looking for viruses using an electron microscope.

Question 10

what are the differences between a parvo vaccine and a parainfluenza- and parvovirus?

Accepted Answer

Different viruses: Parvo vaccine is used in dogs against canine parvo virus, ax fatal disease. It is different than parainfluenza virus. Humans also get infections from different species of the 
 same viruses, and vaccines against these two aren't developed for universal use.

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