parvo

Thân thiện

A veterinarian administers a vaccine to protect a puppy from parvo.

Definition

Noun: 1. A specific type of virus: A member of a group of small, DNA-containing viruses characterized by an icosahedral protein shell. This term is most commonly used to refer to viruses that cause severe, often fatal, diseases in animals, particularly dogs and cattle. 2. Short for "parvovirus": The word 'parvo' is a common abbreviation for the full medical term "parvovirus."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The veterinarian diagnosed the puppy with parvo after it showed symptoms of severe vomiting and diarrhea.
  • Canine parvo is highly contagious among dogs that have not been vaccinated.
  • The outbreak of parvo in the cattle herd led to significant economic losses for the farmer.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Context: In virology, 'parvo' refers specifically to viruses in the family . The discussion often involves their replication mechanisms, which require actively dividing host cells.
• Veterinary Context: The term is frequently used in a clinical setting. Phrases like "testing for parvo," "parvo treatment," and "parvo vaccine" are standard.

Variants and Related Words

• Parvovirus (n): The full, formal name for the virus.
  • Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) is the most common strain affecting dogs.
• Parvoviral (adj): Relating to or caused by a parvovirus.
  • The dog was hospitalized with a parvoviral infection.

Synonyms

• Parvovirus: The direct, unabbreviated synonym.
• CPV (Canine Parvovirus): A specific synonym when referring to the common dog disease.

Important Notes on Meaning

• Not a Human Pathogen: A key defining characteristic in the reference definition is that these particular viruses are "not known to be associated with any human disease." It is crucial to distinguish animal parvoviruses from the unrelated human parvovirus B19, which causes a different disease (Fifth disease). In common veterinary and lay usage, 'parvo' implicitly refers to the animal diseases.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• parvovirus