Transmission of Parvo?

lorettajohnson92017

How can parvo be airborne if it's only contracted by contact with feces or vomit? Plus I have read that bleach kills parvo. If that is true how is it able to still be around for 6 months to a year possibly longer? I'm so confused on that. Can someone explain this to me?

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poehere
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October 20, 20170 found this helpful

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How Parvo is transferred:

Parvo is a virus and it can be transferred from one animal to the next by contact.
If one animal is sick with parvo and hasn't started to show the signs and it plays with a healthy dog. The healthy dog can contact the virus and get sick too.
If an animal was in your yard and was sick with parvo the virus hangs around for up to 6 months or longer. You can track the virus in your home each time you walk across the yard.
Parvo virus can be tracked around on the soles of your shoes or even your bare feet.
If you visit another person's yard who had parvo or an animal sick with parvo you can bring this virus home to your own animals.

Yes, bleach and water will kill the virus. But if you have the virus outside you can still bring the virus back into your home each day.
In your yard, you'll need to spay the grass, sidewalks, and all areas with the bleach and water solution.
You'll need to continue to clean your home for around 3 to 6 months with the bleach and water solution.
This is to ensure you haven't tracked the virus back into your home on the soles of your shoes.

Judy
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October 20, 20170 found this helpful

The parvo virus can be killed with diluted bleach, but the solution must touch every part of the infected surface, which is not always possible. For example, it could be on outdoor surfaces and grass.

You need to keep your dogs inside in a non-infected area until they are protected by their vaccines.

coville123
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October 23, 20170 found this helpful

Parvo virus germs.

Step 1
The parvo virus is not air borne.

Step 2
Dogs are always sniffing and getting into things.

Step 3
The virus can be transmitted by humans,bowls,leashes,balls,and feces.

Step 4
The virus can live months in the yard you can not clean the yard or house 100%.

Step 5
You may miss a spot and you take a chance of another dog contacting the virus,even if they have had shots there is no guarantee.

Step 6
Bleach does kill the virus.

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