In this episode, we delve into Parvovirus B19: What does it do? How does it affect the joints? How was it discovered? Does it only infect young female schoolteachers? Find out!

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• Intro :12
• Shout out to Cleveland Clinic Biologic Therapies Summit 1:22
• In this episode 2:11
• An overview of the virus 3:46
• What causes the aplastic crisis? 6:16
• What does the virus do in humans? 11:46
• A two-phase trial on young adults 14:29
• A summary of studies 18:55
• So, what happens to these patients? 22:59
• How about a long-term study? 24:39
• Summing up Parvovirus 19 26:42
• The big takeaway from this episode 27:33
• The next episode 28:06

Disclosures: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures.

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