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
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parvovirus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parvo |
| Type of | animal virus |
Examples of parvovirus
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Canine parvovirus is usually fatal to dogs and puppies that have not had shots.
From the post-gazette.com
The pets'deaths were caused by parvovirus, a deadly disease spread via dog feces.
From the mcall.com
Diseases such as distemper and parvovirus can spread between dogs and wolves.
From the washingtonpost.com
So they are infected with this mutant form of parvovirus, and it changes their DNA.
From the npr.org
There are parvoviruses among animals, but parvovirus B19 only infects humans.
From the sltrib.com
The animal is susceptible to a variety of diseases, including the canine parvovirus.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A shelter puppy that died from canine parvovirus has probably saved lives.
From the post-gazette.com
Like all incoming canines, it was tested for parvovirus and the results were negative.
From the post-gazette.com
Replication-deficient member of the parvovirus family with a 4.7kb single-stranded DNA.
From the nature.com
- 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
- Parvovirus, commonly truncated to parvo, is both a virus name and a genus of the Parvoviridae family. Parvoviruses are typically linear, non-segmented single-stranded DNA viruses, with an average genome size of 5000 nucleotides. ...
- Viral disease which causes gastro-intestinal signs in dogs
- This infection results in enteric disease characterized by sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea, often hemorrhagic leukopenia frequently accompanies clinical signs
- A highly contagious febrile disease of canines and especially dogs that is caused by a parvovirus (genus Parvovirus), is spread especially by contact with infected feces, and is marked by loss of appetite, lethargy, often bloody diarrhea and vomiting, and sometimes death called also parvo.
- This disease is especially dangerous in puppies. Parvovirus causes disease in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes in the heart muscles. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, fever and dehydration.
