Talk:Parvovirus

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[edit] AAV - Adeno-associated Virus

I thought AAV was a member of this family. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.94.156.170 (talk) 18:50, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

It's in the family Parvoviridae, but the genus Dependovirus. --Joelmills (talk) 00:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

what doe sthe disease present itself like in human?

Why does it say that Parvoviri only infect mammals and later on in the text it mentions one that affects geese?

Good catch. Further research reveals that goose parvovirus has been reclassified as belonging to the genus Dependovirus, not Parvovirus. However, Dependovirus is still part of the Parvoviridae family, so the statement in the opening of the article is still false. In fact, one genus of Parvoviridae, Densovirus, only affects insects. --Joelmills 03:18, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] parvo on cats and small pups

HERE IS A QUESTION... CAN A CAT THAT DIES OF PARVO PASS IT OWN TO A SMALL PUPPY. MY PUPPY HAD BEEN AROUND NOTHING BUT CATS AND HES ABOUT 10 WEEKS OLD NOW, AND SUDDENLY ALL THE CATS HAVE SEEMED TO HAVE PARVO FROM WHAT WE HAVE REASEARCHED ON THIS ISSUE. SO WE WANT TO KNOW IF THE PUPPY COULD HAVE CAUGHT IT FROM ALL THE CATS HERE. --Crystalxc 07:17, 14 January 2007 (UTC)=crystalxc

No. Feline parvovirus, which causes feline panleukopenia, is closely related to canine parvovirus, and in fact canine parvo is thought to have evolved from feline parvo. But the two species can't pass the diseases back and forth. --Joelmills 18:40, 14 January 2007 (UTC)