PARVOVIRUS


Meaning of PARVOVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpär-vō-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin parv us small (akin to Greek pauros small, paid-, pais child) + New Latin -o- + virus — more at few

Date: 1965

1. : any of a family ( Parvoviridae, especially genus Parvovirus ) of small single-stranded DNA viruses pathogenic for vertebrates

2. : a highly contagious febrile disease of dogs that is caused by a parvovirus (species Canine parvovirus of the genus Parvovirus ) related to the parvovirus causing panleukopenia in cats and that is marked by loss of appetite, lethargy, often bloody diarrhea and vomiting, and sometimes death

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