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'''''Parvovirus''''' is a genus of the family ''[[Parvoviridae]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Parvovirus |title=Parvovirus |accessdate=2007-11-02 |author=National Library of Medicine |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=}}</ref> Parvoviruses causes disease in animals, but not humans. ''Parvovirus B19'', which causes various diseases in humans, is a member of the ''[[Erythrovirus]]'' genus of ''[[Parvoviridae]]'' rather than ''Parvovirus''.<ref name="pmid14762186">{{cite journal |author=Young NS, Brown KE |title=Parvovirus B19 |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=350 |issue=6 |pages=586–97 |year=2004 |pmid=14762186 |doi=10.1056/NEJMra030840 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
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Parvovirus is a genus of the family Parvoviridae.[1] Parvoviruses causes disease in animals, but not humans. Parvovirus B19, which causes various diseases in humans, is a member of the Erythrovirus genus of Parvoviridae rather than Parvovirus.[2]
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Classification
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Species
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Pathology
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Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Parvovirus. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ↑ Young NS, Brown KE (2004). "Parvovirus B19". N. Engl. J. Med. 350 (6): 586–97. DOI:10.1056/NEJMra030840. PMID 14762186. Research Blogging.