Springfield, Ill., teacher Abby Parks was 18 weeks pregnant when she came down with parvovirus B19 — which caused her fetus to develop anemia, NBC News reports. She was hospitalized and received ...

Human parvovirus B19 is a disease spreading nationwide that causes a “slapped cheek” rash in children. © 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use ...

In people who have weakened immune systems and certain blood disorders, parvovirus B19 infection can cause chronic anemia or a severe drop in blood count, per the CDC. These include cancer ...

She was tachycardic, and laboratory tests revealed anemia (Hgb 6.0 g/dL), a reticulocyte ... to be positive for IgG and IgM titers for anti-parvovirus antibody. This acute infection accounted ...