Reference and Education26 Jul 2010 07:33 am
The parvovirus is a virus that doesn’t specifically affect both human and other animals. I used to think only dogs and canines, specifically puppies could get affected by the virus, incur the disease, and transmit it. This was not the real case however. After a friend of mine got affected by an unknown virus and started exhibiting some symptoms like rashes and the like, we had to rush him to the clinic. Later on I found out that the virus that affected him is the parvovirus. I was a bit surprised but it was explained to me further by the doctor that the parvovirus has a different strain that affect only humans.