Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV), after entering into the body, destroys
dividing cells in the bone marrow, lymph tissues, epithelium (outer layer) of the intestine etc, thus severely depriving the immune system of the body.
Not exact matches
However, these poisons can also do significant harm to other
dividing cells such as those found
in the stomach lining and
in hair and nail follicles, as well as the blood and immune stem
cells in the
bone marrow.
In a healthy person
bone marrow acts as a sort of factory of stem
cells, the vital
cells that mature and
divide to form other essential blood
cells throughout the body.
To replace worn - out red blood
cells, hemopoietic stem
cells in the
bone marrow divide and differentiate into new red blood
cells.
The feline parvovirus infects and kills
cells that are rapidly
dividing, such as those
in the
bone marrow, intestines and the developing fetus.
The virus attacks all
cells in the body that rapidly
divide, but mostly the
cells found
in the crypts of the intestines, the lymph nodes, and the
cells of the
bone marrow.
Parvo spreads
in the blood stream and attacks
cells that rapidly
divide such as those
in the
bone marrow and digestive system.
Once ingested, the virus attacks the cat's rapidly
dividing white blood
cells, which are found
in bone marrow, the gastrointestinal tract and developing fetuses.
Parvovirus attacks
cells that
divide rapidly
in the body can rapidly destroys vital
cells such as
bone marrow and white blood
cells.
It causes severe damage to
dividing cells at different sites, mostly
in the
bone marrow and gastrointestinal tract, leaving dogs with gastrointestinal symptoms and suppressed immune systems.
Parvoviruses target rapidly
dividing cells such as those
in the
bone marrow and those that line the intestines.