Even though summer has here in most parts of the continent, I'm still seeing typical spring illnesses like Fifth disease. Fifth disease is an ordinary viral illness seen in children, often in the late winter and spring.
Many of these patients appear like they've developed a little "sunburn" on their faces, as they often show up in the place of work with a "slapped cheek" rash. They may also have a lacy red rash on their arms and legs, and irregularly even on their trunks. Fifth is also called erythema infectiosum, so named as it's the fifth of six rashes connected with illnesses of childhood.
Fifth disease is caused by Parvovirus B19, a disease that infects humans. This is not the same parvoviruses that infect dogs or cats. Your child will not provide it to their pet or vice versa. In most cases, a kid may have very few symptoms of illness, other than the rash. In some cases, a child may have had a low-grade passion, a runny nose, or a few days of "not feeling well" before the rash develops. The rash may be so irrelevant as to not be noticed
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