Picture of fifth disease rash. The rash appears as a red "slapped cheek" on the face and can spread to the trunk, buttocks, and thighs. The fifth disease is a viral illness caused by human parvovirus B19. Erythema infectiosum and slapped cheek syndrome are other names for the fifth disea...
Description The Latin name for the disease is erythema infectiosum, meaning infectious redness. It is also called the "slapped cheek disease" because, when the bright red rash first appears on the cheeks, it looks as if the face has been slapped. Anyone can get the disease, but it occurs...
The meaning of FIFTH DISEASE is an acute virus disease especially of children caused by a parvovirus (species Human parvovirus B19 of the genus Erythrovirus) and manifested by a blotchy red rash on the cheeks which spreads to the extremities and is usual
The rash on the extremities was maculopapular and occasionally became reticulated. No fever or other signs of illness were evident. For some individuals the rash recurred. Based upon physical examinations, a diagnosis of epidemic eryth...
Fifth Disease A virus called parvovirus B19 causes fifth disease. This very common infection appears in the majority of children as a cold followed by a rash on the face and body. The typical description of the rash is a "slapped-cheek" appearance, since the rash is usually bright and appe...
aFifth disease is caused by human parvovirus B19. It often affects preschoolers or school-age children during the spring. The disease is spread by contact with respiratory secretions and usually return for 5 days. However, the rash associated with fifth disease may return for several weeks. Retur...
Parents should call a doctor if a child isn’t feeling well, doesn’t look right, has a high fever that lasts four days or longer or the rash seems widespread. “Rashescan be really tricky,” Goodwin noted. Is it possible to prevent fifth disease?
There is no way to prevent getting fifth’s disease but if you develop symptoms, prompt diagnosis will help rule out other illnesses. One woman in the wrongdiagnosis.com forum wrote how at first they thought the rash was “Lupus” and after much testing, it was determined she had fifth’...
Fifth disease is just another childhood rashDr. Paul DonohuePaul G. Donohue (STANDARD)
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