The following links are in English Fifth Disease Fifth disease, also called erythema infectiosum, is a contagious infection that gives children a rash, low grade fever, headache and occasionally swollen glands. Fifth disease is caused by the human parvovirus B19 agent. It occurs most often during the spring with localized outbreaks in preschoolers or school-age children and adolescents. Outbreaks most often occur in winter and spring, but a person may become ill with fifth disease at any time of the year.
Symptoms begin with a mild fever and complaints of tiredness.
After a few days, the cheeks take on a flushed appearance that looks like the face has been slapped. There may also be a lacy rash on the trunk, arms, and legs. Not all infected persons develop a rash. Symptoms of fifth disease result in a flu like illness with cough sore throat body aches fever is usually not present. Copyright 2000 KinderStart.