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Parvovirus

Medical Definition:	A genus of the family PARVOVIRIDAE, subfamily PARVOVIRINAE, infecting a variety of vertebrates including humans. Parvoviruses are responsible for a number of important diseases but also can be non-pathogenic in certain hosts. The type species is MICE MINUTE VIRUS.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection: coord IM with PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)
Also Called:	Kilham rat virus,Mink enteritis virus,Parvovirus, Raccoon
Previously Indexed:	DNA Viruses (1966-1973),Parvoviridae (1974-1993)

Parvovirus Categories.

	Aleutian Mink Disease Virus - A species of PARVOVIRUS that causes a disease in mink, mainly those homozygous for the recessive Aleutian gene which determines a desirable coat color.
	Feline panleukopenia virus - A species of PARVOVIRUS infecting cats with a highly contagious enteric disease. Host range variants include mink enteritis virus, canine parvovirus (PARVOVIRUS, CANINE), and raccoon parvovirus. After infecting their new hosts, many of these viruses have further evolved and are now considered distinct species.
	Mice Minute Virus - The type species of PARVOVIRUS prevalent in mouse colonies and found as a contaminant of many transplanted tumors or leukemias.
	Parvovirus, Canine - A species of the genus PARVOVIRUS and a host range variant of feline parvovirus (PARVOVIRUS, FELINE). It causes a highly infectious fulminating enteritis in dogs producing high mortality. It is distinct from minute virus of canines, another parvovirus which is sometimes also called canine parvovirus.
	Parvovirus, Feline - A species of PARVOVIRUS chiefly affecting young cats in endemic areas, but all felines are susceptible.
	Parvovirus, Porcine - A species of PARVOVIRUS causing reproductive failure in pigs.

Parvovirus Medical Definitions and Terms

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