B19 usually causes a very mild disease. Two groups of people for whom it can be serious, however, are?
Correct Answer: pregnant women and sickle-cell anemics
Description: Primary infection in pregnant women is very serious and can result in death of the fetus. In patients with sickle-cell disease, the virus can initiate a transient aplastic crisis. Reference: Ananthanarayan and Paniker&;s Textbook of Microbiology Tenth edition
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