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Originally Posted by Lbrown
Parvovirus causes some weird disease called Fifth's Disease - where you have red cheeks. I think dogs carry it. It is one of the main things they test for when you don't have enough red cells. Which makes me wonder what other types of virus / bacteria / fungal infections can also cause anemia that we don't yet know about. Infectious anemia is recognized in other animals.
Deb
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Human Parvovirus B-19 is a very common childhood disease. It is not the same as dogs get. It can cause PRCA. Dr. Neal Young at NIH has done research on it. Dr. Maciejewski is currently doing research on the possible causes of these bone marrow failure diseases from various viruses.
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Fortunate to have one of the TOP researchers in the world, Dr. Jaroslaw Maciejewski right in their backyard at The Cleveland Clinic, but frustrated by the lack of funding and research available, they launched the inaugural, "JUNGLE JAM" at The House of Blues on October 17th 2008. This amazing event raised almost $70,000 and provided invaluable "seed money" which initiated research to determine if viruses cause certain types of Bone Marrow Disease, Cancers and Blood Disorders. Within the first year, Dr. Maciejewski was awarded an additional $1,900,000 to continue his research from The National Institute of Health!
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Here are some more details.
http://www.makeithappen4bmd.org/clevelandclinicchip