Fifth Disease Definition

noun
A mild viral disease occurring mainly in early childhood, characterized by fever, a rosy-red rash on the cheeks that often spreads to the trunk and limbs, and usually arthritis and malaise.
American Heritage

(pathology) The manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.

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Origin of Fifth Disease

  • Historically classified as the fifth of the classical childhood skin rashes or exanthems, after measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and Dukes' disease.

    From Wiktionary

  • From its being fifth in frequency of rash-producing childhood diseases

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fifth Disease Sentence Examples

  • The Latin name for fifth disease is erythema infectiosum, meaning infectious redness.

  • The virus that causes fifth disease lives in the nose, mouth, and throat of an infected person; therefore, the virus can be spread through the air by coughing and sneezing.

  • Studies show that although 40 percent to 60 percent of adults worldwide have laboratory evidence of a past parvovirus B19 infection, most of these adults cannot remember having had symptoms of fifth disease.

  • Other symptoms that sometimes occur with fifth disease include swollen glands, red eyes, and diarrhea.

  • In older teens and adults, fifth disease may be followed by joint swelling or pain in the hands, wrists, knees, and ankles, lasting from a few months to several years.

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