what is fifths disease?

Answer 1

Fifth disease is also referred to as erythema infectiosum (meaning infectious redness) and as slapped cheek syndrome, slap face or slapped face.

In 1975 its cause was discovered to be Parvovirus B19.

The bright red cheeks are a defining symptom of the infection in children (hence the name "slapped cheek disease"), but the rash will not extend over the bridge of the nose or around the mouth. In addition to the red cheeks, children often develop a red, lacy rash on the rest of the body, with the upper arms and legs being the most common locations. Teenagers and adults may present with a self-limited arthritis.

Patients are usually no longer infectious once the characteristic rash of this disease has appeared. Any age may be affected although it is most common in children aged six to ten years. By the time adulthood is reached about half the population will have become immune following infection at some time in their past. Outbreaks can arise especially in nurseries and schools.

The disease is usually mild, but it does have the ability to cause some serious problems: it is associated with spontaneous abortion in pregnant women, and with transient aplastic crisis in persons with chronic hemolytic anemia. Primary infection in the first trimester has been linked to hydrops fetalis. The rash can last a couple of weeks and may itch.

The name fifth disease stems from the fact that when diseases causing childhood exanthemata (rashes) were enumerated, it was the fifth listed

Answer 2

Especially common in children between the ages of 5 and 15, fifth disease typically produces a distinctive red rash on the face that makes the child appear to have a slapped cheek. The rash then spreads to the trunk, arms, and legs. Despite being called a "disease," fifth disease is actually just a viral illness that most children recover from quickly and without complications

Answer 3

What is "5th disorder?" Fifth disorder is a moderate rash health problem that happens such a lot most of the time in kids. The in poor health little one often has a "slapped-cheek" rash at the face and a lacy crimson rash at the trunk and limbs. Occasionally, the rash would possibly itch. An in poor health little one can have a low-grade fever, malaise, or a "bloodless" a couple of days earlier than the rash breaks out. The little one is almost always now not very in poor health, and the rash resolves in 7 to ten days. What motives 5th disorder? Fifth disorder is brought on via illness with human parvovirus B19. This virus infects simplest men and women. Pet puppies or cats is also immunized in opposition to "parvovirus," however those are animal parvoviruses that don't infect men and women. Therefore, a little one are not able to "trap" parvovirus from a puppy puppy or cat, and a puppy cat or puppy are not able to trap human parvovirus B19 from an in poor health little one.

Answer 4

CDC: Parvovirus B19 Infection (Fifth Disease)
Explains what Fifth Disease is, how it can affect adults as well as children, and how it is treated.
Category: Fifth Disease
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/parvovirus/B19.htm

Answer 5

my daughter had that once, it starts out a a bump on the cheek, I think its bacterial... anti biotics cleared it though