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Cases of parvovirus B19 — more commonly known as Fifth disease or “slapped cheek syndrome” because of the red rash that covers an infected patient’s face — are rising in the U.S.
Fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum and slapped cheek syndrome, [3] is a common and contagious disease caused by infection with parvovirus B19. [4] This virus was discovered in 1975 and can cause other diseases besides fifth disease. [5] Fifth disease typically presents as a rash and is most common in children.
Human parvoviruses are less severe, the two most notable being parvovirus B19, which causes a variety of illnesses including fifth disease in children, and human bocavirus 1, which is a common cause of acute respiratory tract illness, especially in young children.
Fifth disease treatment Unfortunately, “no vaccine or treatment is available,” says Dr. Bhayani. However, it is typically mild and “resolves on its own without medical treatment,” says Dr ...
The biological family of two boys who authorities say were killed by their adoptive parents have filed a federal lawsuit alleging civil rights violations and wrongful death.
SMEDI (an acronym of stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death, and infertility) is a reproductive disease of swine caused by Porcine parvovirus (PPV) [1] and Porcine enterovirus. The term SMEDI usually indicates Porcine enterovirus , but it also can indicate Porcine parvovirus , which is a more important cause of the syndrome. [ 2 ]
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after five members of the same family were found fatally shot in a home in Fall City, Washington. Police found three children and two adults dead at the ...
On April 27, 1964, a one-day old infant, Paul Joseph Fronczak was kidnapped from Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.A woman dressed as a nurse had entered the hospital room of Dora Fronczak and told her the doctor needed to examine the baby, and Dora handed the baby to the unknown woman, who left the hospital with the baby and never returned.