This looks like it may answer your questions. The only thing I could remember was that it lives in the ground and when a dog gets is, it eats away their stomach lining and if not caught in time is deadly. I haven't read all the information yet, but hope this helps answer your questions!
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body...arvovirus.html
Good luck!!
[Oops! Schatzie, we must have been posting at the same time .... darn, I'm slow!!
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