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Parvovirus B19 and pets

Parvovirus B19 infects only humans. Your dog or cat cannot catch or spread fifth disease. Although there are other parvoviruses that infect animals, you cannot catch these from your pet or any other animal.

Author Debby Golonka, MPH
Editor Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor Pat Truman
Primary Medical Reviewer Michael J. Sexton, MD
- Pediatrics
Specialist Medical Reviewer Christine Hahn, MD
- Epidemiology
Last Updated March 7, 2007

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Last Updated: March 07, 2007
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