Fifth disease – so called because it was the fifth red-rash childhood disease to be identified – is generally a mild illness that most commonly affects preschool and school-age children. It's also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you recently heard people mention Fifth Disease (also known as Slapped Cheek Disease or human parvovirus B19), and wonder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louisa Sizemore is grateful to the team at Texas Children's Hospital in Austin who performed a fetal blood transfusion when she ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DOMedically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Fifth disease, or erythema infectiosum, is a contagious viral infection best known for causing a blotchy red ...

SAN ANTONIO – Has your child recently had a mysterious rash that started on their cheeks? There’s a good chance it was caused by a virus known as fifth disease. It’s also known as “slapped cheek” ...

A highly contagious respiratory infection known as parvovirus B19—sometimes called “fifth disease” or “slapped cheek” disease—on the rise in the United States, particularly among young children, the ...

A highly contagious illness known as "slapped cheek" disease for the facial rashes it causes in children is on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a health alert. The ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A parvovirus infection outbreak has been reported in Hamilton County, according to medical experts at UC Medical Center. The center is collaborating with the Cincinnati Health ...

Abby Parks had never heard of parvovirus when she began feeling flu-like symptoms in late April, followed by joint pain and a rash. Parks, 27, a special education teacher in Springfield, Illinois, was ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Parents across Southeast Idaho claim their children are sick with a viral rash called "fifth disease," more commonly known as "slap cheek." Slap cheek isn't a reportable ...

Louisa Sizemore knew something was wrong with her preschool son, Darwin, when his cheeks turned bright red. It looked like he had been slapped in the face, a tell-tale sign of fifth disease. The ...

If you recently heard people mention Fifth Disease (also known as Slapped Cheek Disease or human parvovirus B19), and wonder what's going on, you're not alone. Last week, the Centers for Disease ...