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Bookmark or Share- Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19): What Parents Need to KnowFifth disease spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets. Symptoms usually show up 4 to 14 days after being exposed to the virus, with the slapped-cheek rash showing up about 4 to 21 days after your child gets infected.
- Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) - Harvard HealthFifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum, is a common viral infection among school-aged children. It is caused by parvovirus B19, which spreads through direct contact with fluids or mucus from the nose or mouth of an infected person.
- Parvovirus infection - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicParvovirus infection is a common and highly contagious childhood illness. It's sometimes called slapped-cheek disease because of the distinctive face rash that develops. Parvovirus infection has also been known as fifth disease because, historically, it was fifth in a list of common childhood illnesses characterized by a rash.
- Erythema infectiosum. Fifth disease. Parvovirus - DermNetIt is also known as fifth disease and human erythrovirus infection. What is the cause of erythema infectiosum? Erythema infectiosum is caused by an erythrovirus, EVB19 or Parvovirus B19. It is a single-stranded DNA virus that targets red cells in the bone marrow. It spreads via respiratory droplets, and has an incubation period of 7–10 days.
- Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum): Symptoms, Causes & TreatmentFifth disease is one of the six most common viral rashes in children. It typically affects children between 5 and 15 years old, especially in the spring and summer months. Can adults get fifth disease?
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