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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.
The virus is commonly known as Fifth Disease “because it was the fifth in a list of common childhood rash illnesses, which also included measles, scarlet fever, rubella and roseola,” says ...
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.
A mystery virus like parvo has been killing dogs across the state during the past month. Vets are currently still trying to figure it out. Dogs getting sick with parvo-like illness in northern ...
The mother of a 2-year-old child who died in Peoria after a car accident has been arrested by police for driving under the influence of alcohol involving death and four other charges.
Andre Crawford (March 20, 1962 – March 18, 2017) was an American serial killer, rapist and necrophile who killed 11 women between 1993 and 1999 in Chicago. Many of the women were addicted to drugs or worked as sex workers. He also had sex with their corpses. [3]
(The Center Square) – A handful of the nearly 300 new laws going into effect Jan. 1 impact parents. Senate Bill 3136 allows drug-addicted mothers, who give birth to babies whose toxicology ...