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Fifth disease — An oddly named disease caused by a virus called parvovirus B 19. (In the pre vaccination era, fifth disease was frequently the "fifth disease" that a child contracted.) . Symptoms include low grade fever, fatigue, a "slapped cheeks … Medical dictionary
Fifth disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = 16 month old with fifth disease DiseasesDB = 4442 ICD10 = ICD10|B|08|3|b|0 ICD9 = ICD9|057.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 378 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|derm|136… … Wikipedia
Fifth-disease — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 B08.3 Erythema infectiosum … Deutsch Wikipedia
fifth disease — noun Etymology: probably translation of French cinquième maladie; so called because it was the fifth of five exanthematous childhood diseases known at the time of its description (1928) : an acute eruptive disease especially of children that is… … Useful english dictionary
fifth disease — /ˈfɪfθ dəziz/ (say fifth duhzeez) noun a common childhood disease caused by a parvovirus, resulting in red flushed cheeks, paleness around the mouth and a red patchy rash on the arms and legs; slapped cheek disease. {from its being fifth in… …
fifth disease — noun Etymology: from its enumeration as the fifth of five exanthematous childhood diseases known at the time of its description Date: circa 1941 an acute disease especially of children caused by a parvovirus species (B19 virus of the genus… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fifth disease — noun The manifestation as rashes of a particular viral infection … Wiktionary
Fifth Disease — parvovirus … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
fifth disease — see erythema (infectiosum) … The new mediacal dictionary
Pregnancy danger from fifth disease — Caused by a virus known as parvovirus B 19. Symptoms include low grade fever, fatigue, a "slapped cheeks rash," and a rash over the whole body. The illness is not serious in children. Pregnant women (who have not previously had the… … Medical dictionary
