FIFTH DISEASE


Meaning of FIFTH DISEASE in English

noun Etymology: from its enumeration as the fifth of five exanthematous childhood diseases known at the time of its description Date: circa 1941 an acute disease especially of children caused by a parvovirus species ( B19 virus of the genus Erythrovirus ) and characterized by fever, malaise, and a blotchy red rash on the cheeks which spreads to the extremities

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