What is fifth disease?

yes fifth disease is contagious

fifth disease doesn't have swollen cheeks

Ultrasound is used to diagnose fetal fifth disease.

Fifth disease is a viral illness caused by parvovirus B19. Fifth disease is also known as "erythema infectiosum" and "slapped cheek disease." The clinical illness was described in the 1880s and was named fifth disease because of its "fifth" position in the numerical classification of childhood illnesses associated with rashes (exanthems). Fifth disease is caused by a virus. Symptoms include low fever, fatigue, a "slapped cheeks rash," joint aches, and a whole-body rash. Diagnosis is made based on clinical features. Rarely, fifth disease can have complications. Fifth disease in pregnant women can cause a miscarriage.

Erythema infectiousum is called fifth disease because at the time it was discovered it was the fifth most common cause of rash in children.

Parvovirus B19 most commonly causes fifth disease, a rash illness.

In general, no specific treatment for fifth disease is required. The symptoms can be treated using over-the counter medications.

The fifth plague was a disease on all of Egypt's livestock.

fifth disease is a disease that can be harmful to little infants or if you are pregnant if you have fifth disease it looks like you have just been slapped on your cheeks pretty soon you have rashes on your arms legs fingers toes butt or private.if u r pregnant andhave this disease go see a doctor immeditly

The name Fifth disease originated in 1905, when a French physician assigned numbers to the common childhood diseases characterized by rashes. For example, measles was "first disease," scarlet fever was "second disease," rubella was "third disease," and so on. Eventually, the numerical names for these diseases were replaced, except in the case of fifth disease, which remains today.

Blood tests are used to diagnose maternal antibodies against CMV or fifth disease.

About one-third of infants whose mothers contract fifth disease during pregnancy show signs of infection at birth.

The common age for someone to obtain fifth disease is around the age of five and fifteen years old for children who obtain the disease, it does not occur into someone's later years.

A rash appears on the cheek.

No, but if your pregnant and you get fifth disease you could pass on the sickness to the fetus and increase risk of still-birth and miscarriage.

Fifth disease is transmitted mainly through saliva, sputum, nasal mucus and can also be spread through the air by sneezing and coughing from an infected person.

This is a condition called Fifth disease. Not really a disease but a virus.

Fifth disease, or erythema infectiosum, is a common respiratory infection among children caused by parvovirus B19 that usually is not serious but can cause fetal complications.

Fifth disease is usually suspected based on a patient's symptoms, including the typical appearance of the bright red rash on the cheeks, patient history, age, and the time of year.

Symptoms of congenital fifth disease include bright red rash on the cheeks; lacy, red rash on the neck, trunk, and legs; joint pain; fatigue; and, malaise.

Yes, you can certainly take a bath or shower if you have fifth disease. If you're feeling fever and chills, make sure to keep the temperature moderate so you aren't chilled or overheated.

Although not usually dangerous, fifth disease contracted early in pregnancy can cause miscarriage or severe fetal anemia (low blood count ) that can lead to congestive heart failure.

About one-half of all adults are susceptible.

No there is no known connection. The cause for arthritis is as yet not known.

I had Fifth disease when I was, oddly enough, in the fifth grade. It's just a virus with symptoms that include a rash (I remember it was on my face) and I think a fever and it lasts a couple of weeks or so. I got over it with no problems, as I think most kids do.