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Diseases

Fifth Disease

Fifth disease is viral illness that most kids recover from quickly and without complications. Also called erythema infectiosum, it's caused by parvovirus b19. ... Fifth Disease causes a distinctive red rash on the face that makes a child appear to have a "slapped cheek."

SYMPTOMS

The facial rash looks as if the cheeks were slapped. Sore throat, slight fever, upset stomach, headache, fatigue and itching are among other symptoms.

CAUSES

Parvovirus b19 causes fifth disease. This airborne virus tends to spread through saliva and respiratory secretions among children who are in elementary school.

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