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Fifth Disease Learning Center

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Fifth 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 ...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 2, 2009
Fifth disease is caused by the human parvovirus B19, a member of the Parvoviridae family of viruses, that lives in the nose, mouth, and throat of an infected person. Because the virus needs a rapidly dividing cell in order to multiply, it attacks ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Fifth disease is caused by the human parvovirus B19, a member of the Parvoviridae family of viruses, that lives in the nose and throat of the infected person. The virus is spread through the air by coughing and sneezing. Because the virus needs a ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Fifth disease is an illness caused by a virus that leads to a rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 2, 2009
Fifth disease is a mild childhood illness caused by the human parvovirus B19 that causes flu-like symptoms and a rash. It is called fifth disease because it was fifth on a list of common childhood illnesses that are accompanied by a rash, includin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Fifth disease is a mild childhood illness caused by the human parvovirus B19 that causes flu-like symptoms and a rash. It is called fifth disease because it was fifth on a list of common childhood illnesses that are accompanied by a rash, includin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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