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Parvoviridae Infections

Medical Definition:	Virus infections caused by the PARVOVIRIDAE.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics
Also Called:	Infections, Parvovirus
Previously Indexed:	Dog Diseases (1966-1983),Parvoviridae (1981-1983),Virus Diseases (1966-1983)

Parvoviridae Infections Categories.

	Aleutian Mink Disease - A slow progressive disease of mink caused by the ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS. It is characterized by poor reproduction, weight loss, autoimmunity, hypergammaglobulinemia, increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, and death from renal failure. The disease occurs in all color types, but mink which are homozygous recessive for the Aleutian gene for light coat color are particularly susceptible.
	Erythema Infectiosum - Contagious infection with human B19 Parvovirus most commonly seen in school age children and characterized by fever, headache, and rashes of the face, trunk, and extremities. It is often confused with rubella.
	Feline Panleukopenia - A highly contagious DNA virus infection of the cat family and of mink, characterized by fever, enteritis and bone marrow changes. It is also called feline ataxia, feline agranulocytosis, feline infectious enteritis, cat fever, cat plague, show fever.

Parvoviridae Infections Medical Definitions and Terms

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