User talk:Emilykac

Do you have these symptoms?: •Fever, cold, sore throat, sore muscles, headache, lasts several days

•Rash develops by 7-10 days looks like “slapped in face”

•Rash can begin in arms and spread to trunk, buttocks and thighs

•Fades in 4 days

Have you ever thought that maybe that "slapped" look on your cheeks may be more than merely blushing or dermatology problems? You could have such a disease as...“Slapped Face!”

It is also commonly known as the 5th Disease, but its medical name is Erythema Infectiosm. Would you like to know more about this problem you may have with your face??

Causative Agent: Caused by Parvovirus B19 (did you know that that is the smallest DNA virus to cause illness in humans?? Cool, huh.)

Type of Agent: Virus

You may ask yourself, how in the world am I going to get this? •Respiratory secretions possibly through fomites or •Vertical transmission from mom to fetus or •Blood transfusion or •Blood products •More prevalent in younger children, ages 7-10 years.

If you are really worried, here are some more in depth signs & symptoms: 1. After incubation of about 4-14 days, infected will develop illness.

2. Disease ends with fever and malaise even when virus is prevalent in bloodstream.

3. Once characteristic “rash” appears, person is no longer infectious.

How can I prevent other family members or loved ones from looking like this? And actually catching the disease? You ask yourself and then you read this to learn good practices of control & prevention: •No vaccine or medicine to prevent disease

•No prevention because not known to have it until rash appears

•Wash hands and avoid sneezes and coughs of kids who seem sick

So what happens if you really do have it? Go to a doctor and they probably will prescribe you to use: •Non-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen which inhibits inflammatory infections, pain, and decreases prostaglandin synthesis

•Drink fluids

•Wash hands frequently within duration of illness, good hygiene.

I won't steal credit, where credit is due. I compiled much of my information from http://www.dermatologylectures.com/dermnet/dermnetpictures/exanthems/pictures/5thdisease7698.jpg and even from this website.