Fifth Disease Skin Rash Picture (Hardin MD / CDC)

Fifth Disease Skin Rash Picture

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Fifth Disease - Child's Hands, skin rashes

These are the hands of an elementary school youngster showing symptoms of erythema infectiosum, or Fifth disease. Human parvovirus B19 is the cause of erythema infectiosum, or Fifth disease, a common rash illness that is usually acquired in childhood. B19 may be transmitted through contact with infected persons, fomites, or large airborne droplets.

Skin, Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, DNA Virus Infections, Parvoviridae Infections, Erythema Infectiosum

Picture & text from CDC/PHIL. For more information see Fifth Disease Pictures from CDC

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