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fifth disease
[ fifth di-zeez ]
noun
- Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus (the human parvovirus B19) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
fifth disease
noun
- a mild infectious disease of childhood, caused by a virus, characterized by fever and a red rash spreading from the cheeks to the limbs and trunk Also calledslapped-cheek disease Technical nameerythema infectiosum
Word History and Origins
Origin of fifth disease1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fifth disease1
Example Sentences
Unfortunately, measures to effectively control fifth disease have not been developed, Lowery says, but as with most diseases, “good hand-washing may be a practical and effective method to reduce the spread of the virus in schools or daycare centers where there are known cases.”
Fifth disease got its name from a historical classification system that placed it fifth in a list of common childhood rashes.
Unfortunately, if a child develops fifth disease, treatment options are limited.
Saunders has hit .276 with six home runs and 28 RBIs in 65 games this season, the last of which came against Minnesota on July 10 before he was sidelined first with a strained oblique and later by a bout with “Fifth Disease.”
It was a light workout after being down for five days with “Fifth Disease,” which he contracted from his newborn daughter.
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