A respiratory disease known as parvovirus B19 is on the rise in the U.S. among all age groups, according to a recent advisory from the CDC. Experts share symptoms, treatment and high-risk groups.

HCPs: Parvovirus B19 infections have increased in U.S. and may cause serious complications for certain groups of people: those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, or w chronic ...

Parvovirus B19 can also spread through blood or blood products, though infection through transfusion is rare. In addition, pregnant people who are infected can spread the virus to their unborn child.

Canine parvovirus can is a highly contagious disease found in dogs, with those who are unvaccinated or younger than four months being most at risk. Dog owners have been encouraged to get their ...

Parvovirus B19 is resurfacing after a decline during the pandemic. The rise is not surprising, considering immunity to the virus decreased due to social distancing and other measures taken to slow ...

Cases of Parvovirus B19 — aka, the 'Slapped Cheek' Illness — Rising, Putting Pregnant Women at Risk The CDC has issued an alert about the childhood illness, which can cause fatal fetal ...

Parvovirus B19 is very transmissible in respiratory droplets, which spread in coughing or sneezing. After exposure, half of susceptible household contacts become infected, as do 20-50% of ...

Parvovirus, which spreads by contact with animal feces, affects dogs’ gastrointestinal tracts and bone marrow, according to Dr. Diane Levitan, associate professor at Long Island University’s ...

The Syracuse Police Department said there have been eight confirmed cases of parvovirus in dogs within the city.

Canine parvovirus has been identified as the illness that has killed dozens of dogs in the last month in the northern and central parts of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, state officials said Wednesday.

A disease called human parvovirus B19 may be increasingly spreading throughout the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned. Symptoms of the virus may include flu-like ...