Fernanda Parciasepe Dittmer, Clara de Moura Guimarães, Alberto Borges Peixoto, Karina Felippe Monezi Pontes, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Gabriele Tonni, Edward Araujo Júnior
Parvovirus B19, a member of the Parvoviridae family, is a human pathogenic virus. It can be transmitted by respiratory secretions, hand-to-mouth contact, blood transfusion, or transplacental transmission. Most patients are asymptomatic or present with mild symptoms such as erythema infectiosum, especially in children. In rare cases, moderate-to-severe symptoms may occur, affecting blood cells and other systems, resulting in anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia. Non-immune pregnant women are at risk for fetal infection by parvovirus B19, with greater complications if transmission occurs in the first or second trimester...
January 26, 2024: Journal of Personalized Medicine