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 ...

In 1978, parvovirus—then common to cats—started infecting dogs in Europe. The virus spread quickly around the globe, killing hundreds of thousands of dogs, mostly puppies—until a team of ...