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Mayo Clinic; Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, Sullivan JE, et al. Clinical report — Fever and antipyretic use in children. Reaffirmed Labeling of drug preparations containing salicylates. If a child comes into contact with parvovirus B19, they may develop fifth disease. Fifth disease is a mild rash illness that is more common in children than it is in adults.
In most cases, a child who encounters the virus usually gets sick within four to 14 days. It is named fifth as it was the fifth in a list of common rashes in children. Any one who is not immune to it. What if I am pregnant Usually there is no serious complication for a pregnant woman or her baby following exposure to a person with parvovirus B19 infection.
About 50 per cent of women are already immune to parvovirus B19, and these women and their babies are protected from infection and illness. Even if a woman is susceptible and gets infected with parvovirus B19, she usually experiences only a mild illness. Likewise, her unborn baby usually does not have any problems attributable to parvovirus B19 infection.
Sometimes, however, parvovirus B19 infection will cause the unborn baby to have severe anaemia and the woman may have a miscarriage. This occurs in less than five per cent of all pregnant women who are infected with parvovirus B19 and occurs more commonly during the first half of pregnancy. There is no evidence that parvovirus B19 infection causes birth defects or mental retardation. There is no universally recommended approach to monitor a pregnant woman who has a documented parvovirus B19 infection.
Some doctors treat a parvovirus B19 infection in a pregnant woman as a low-risk condition and continue to provide routine prenatal care. Other physicians may increase the frequency of doctor visits and perform blood tests and ultrasound examinations to monitor the health of the unborn baby.
The benefit of these tests in this situation, however, is not clear. If the unborn baby appears to be ill, there are special diagnostic and treatment options available, and your obstetrician will discuss these options with you and their potential benefits and risks. How is it prevented?
This is because the rash can cause a child's cheeks to become very red. Fifth disease is spread from one child to another through direct contact with fluid from the nose and throat.
It can also be spread through contact with infected blood. It is somewhat contagious. It is most common in young school-age children. Children often get it at school or other places where children gather. Adults can get fifth disease too, but most infections are in children.
Symptoms usually show up 4 to 14 days after a child is exposed to the disease. About 4 in 5 infected children have very mild symptoms for about a week before getting the rash. About 1 in 5 will have no symptoms at all before the rash appears. Children are most contagious before the rash occurs, before they know they have the disease. The symptoms of fifth disease can be like other health conditions.
Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis. The healthcare provider will ask about your child's symptoms and health history.
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