Parvovirus B19, which causes fifth disease in humans, is a member of the Erythrovirus genus of the Parvoviridae. Prior to 2014, it was also the name applied to a genus within the subfamily Parvovirinae, but this has been amended to genus Protoparvovirus to avoid confusion between taxonomic levels.
PVC redirects here. For other uses, see PVC (disambiguation). Polyvinyl chloride (/ËpÉlivaÉªnÉl ËklÉÉraÉªd/), more correctly but unusually poly(vinyl chloride), commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC comes in two basic forms: rigid (sometimes abbreviated as RPVC) and flexible.
I have a general avoidance policy towards plastic, particularly disposable plastic. I seek less toxic alternatives to plastics whenever I can. But I make an extra special effort to avoid certain plastics, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), also known as vinyl or the #3 plastic.The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) calls PVC  the most toxic plastic for childrenâs health and the environment .. Vinyl is the least recyclable plastic because of the diversity of additives used to make different types of PVC products. 2  In addition, when PVC-products are accidentally mixed with non-chlorine plastics, they contaminate the entire recycling process.