Fifth Disease (Slapped Cheek Syndrome): Causes, History, Diagnosis & Treatment.

                                                     An Overview.

    Fifth disease often affects preschoolers or school-age children during the spring. 

    It spreads in droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or touches a surface. 

   Fifth disease usually begins with the sudden appearance of bright red cheeks that look as though they have been slapped. 

  This is why it's sometimes called "slapped-cheek disease". 

   Adults can also develop fifth disease, but they usually don't get the slapped-cheek rash that children do. 

    Instead, adults tend to suffer a more flu-like kind of illness. 

    Women with the virus often develop joint pain that can last several weeks. 

     Other skin rash illnesses may be confused with fifth disease, including: Measles, Rubella, Roseola, Scarlet fever.

   An effort has been made in this E-Booklet to precisely describe the Causes, a significant Time-line History, Diagnosis, Treatment etc., along with plenty of relevant Dermatological IMAGES for better understanding!

…Dr. H. K. Saboowala.

              M.B.(Bom) .M.R.S.H.(London)