Talk:Parvoviridae

Human Viruses
Which other ones infect humans? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.7.247 (talk) 22:56, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Canine Viruses
Canine parovirus - "parvo" is an important veterinary disease. I added the "See Also" but more is needed Linlithgow (talk) 16:32, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Proposing merge from Parvovirus to Parvoviridae

 * Merge - Parvovirus is a vague common name, but mainly refers to the scientific name Parvoviridae. We don't need two articles for the same topic. --Nessie (talk) 20:30, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
 * In theory the two topics are complementary, one potentially using the common name of these viruses (parvovirus) to address issues that would be of interest to the general public (which would presumably including lots of pathology and epidemiology), while the other article, Parvoviridae, uses the name of a phylogenetic taxon to discuss the similarities and molecular diversity of viruses from this particular branch of the evolutionary tree. This Parvoviridae article is scientifically accurate and reflects current thinking, but is pitched at an academic level that will be of little use to someone who's child has 5th disease or who's dog has just contracted canine parvovirus.
 * I think the problem is that the existing parvovirus article is rather ancient and idiosyncratic. It was presumably created originally by a member of the public who had a personal interest in the pathology of these viruses, but little solid information. Over the years people have tentatively tried to make it less eccentric (without actually gutting it) by removing the strangest sections and adding some essential taxonomic and molecular data. However, it still fails to adequately describe the viruses from the layman's perspective and it still contains a lot of dubious material that needs to be removed (for example, the whole section on the use of HeLa cells). --
 * I know of no other article that has two versions. Both should be combined, with the more general information first and the heavier details further down the page.  Readers that have trouble with the technical information are the ones most liekly to be lost and not find the 'correct' version.  They should be on one place, not two. --Nessie (talk) 01:47, 3 May 2019 (UTC)