PARVOVIRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parvovirus mean? 

• PARVOVIRUS (noun)
  The noun PARVOVIRUS has 1 sense:

1. any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

  Familiarity information: PARVOVIRUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARVOVIRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

parvo; parvovirus

Hypernyms ("parvovirus" is a kind of...):

animal virus (an animal pathogen that is a virus)

 Context examples 

A replication-competent oncolytic parvovirus with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Parvovirus H-1, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of parvovirus B19 IgM antibody present in a sample.

(Parvovirus B19 IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A parvovirus that is the causative agent of Fifth disease.

(Parvovirus B19, NCI Thesaurus)

A self-limited viral infectious disorder caused by the human parvovirus B19.

(Erythema Infectiosum, NCI Thesaurus)

Fifth disease is a viral infection caused by parvovirus B19.

(Fifth Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

This strain of viridae is a non-pathogenic human parvovirus that is icosahedral, 20-25 nm in diameter, minus sense, and comprised of a 5 kb. single-stranded DNA genome.

(Adeno-Associated Virus Type 2, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of parvovirus B19 IgG antibody present in a sample.

(Parvovirus B19 IgG Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon infection of host cells, parvovirus H-1 preferentially replicates in tumor cells compared to healthy normal cells, thereby potentially resulting in tumor cell lysis and leading to an inhibition of tumor cell proliferation.

(Parvovirus H-1, NCI Thesaurus)

The virus only infects humans; it's not the same parvovirus that dogs and cats can get.

(Fifth Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Parvovirus H-1 does not cause any pathogenic effect in normal, healthy cells and is able to cross the blood brain barrier (BBB).

(Parvovirus H-1, NCI Thesaurus)