Cases of Slapped Cheek Syndrome—also known as the Fifth disease or erythema infectiosum - a viral infection caused by the ...
A TODDLER given a “nightmare” diagnosis after catching a common childhood virus is asking Father Christmas for a life-saving heart transplant this Christmas. Little Willow Stansfield, ...
The virus, known as parvovirus B19, typically causes a pink facial rash ― which is nicknamed “slapped cheek” ― in kids and joint pain in adults. It’s endemic, meaning the virus ...
Parvovirus B19 causes erythema infectiosum, more commonly known as “slapped-cheek syndrome” because ... recommending that children and pregnant women avoid visiting the areas of eastern ...