Fifth-disease Sentence Examples

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  • The Latin name for fifth disease is erythema infectiosum, meaning infectious redness.

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  • The virus that causes fifth disease lives in the nose, mouth, and throat of an infected person; therefore, the virus can be spread through the air by coughing and sneezing.

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  • Studies show that although 40 percent to 60 percent of adults worldwide have laboratory evidence of a past parvovirus B19 infection, most of these adults cannot remember having had symptoms of fifth disease.

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  • Other symptoms that sometimes occur with fifth disease include swollen glands, red eyes, and diarrhea.

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  • In older teens and adults, fifth disease may be followed by joint swelling or pain in the hands, wrists, knees, and ankles, lasting from a few months to several years.

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  • As a result, women who get fifth disease while they are pregnant should be monitored closely by a physician.

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  • Because fifth disease can pose problems for an unborn fetus exposed to the disease through the mother, testing for the disease may be conducted while a fetus is still in the uterus.

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  • Generally, fifth disease is mild, and patients tend to improve without any complications.

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  • As of 2004, there was no vaccine against fifth disease.

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  • Generally parents should not be concerned if their child contracts fifth disease.

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  • However, studies show that most of the adults cannot remember having had fifth disease.

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  • Most kids who have fifth disease probably will not realize that they had it until it has passed.

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  • Since most adults don't remember ever having fifth disease, it is safe to say that complications from fifth disease are relatively rare.

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  • However, some people who get infected with fifth disease (particularly older teens and adults), also have swollen glands, diarrhea, and after the rash clears joint pain.

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  • Interestingly, a person who has the tell tale rash of fifth disease is not generally contagious.

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  • FifthDisease.org-This site is aimed at pregnant mothers, for whom contracting fifth disease can have serious complications for the health of the baby.

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