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Originally Posted by Fana
I am very curious to know how does one get this parvovirus? On day 47+ after the transplant my son's hb was falling with 0 rectic count his transplant team said he has got PRCA and give IVIG for two days.after a week his rectic count started to increase.
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Parvoviris B19 is also known as Fifth Disease. It is one of the common childhood diseases that cause a rash. Most people get it but have few symptoms. It is not the same as the disease of a similar name that dogs get.
http://www.cdc.gov/parvovirusB19/about-parvovirus.html