Erythrovirus

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Erythrovirus
Virus classification
Group: Group II (ssDNA)
Family: Parvoviridae
Subfamily: Parvovirinae
Genus: Erythrovirus
Species

Parvovirus B19

Erythrovirus is a genus of the Parvoviridae family of viruses. The type species is the Parvovirus B19, the first parvovirus to be discovered in humans; it causes erythema infectiosum ("fifth disease"), a common childhood disease.