Fifth disease spreads through respiratory droplets and most commonly affects children. You may develop flu-like symptoms, a red cheek rash, or joint pain in adults. Pregnant people and people with ...

Human parvovirus B19 - also known as fifth disease or erythema infectiosum - is a common childhood infection causing a rash and flu-like symptoms. The name sounds more ominous than the infection is.

As schools and daycare centers reopen, preventing the spread of coronavirus is certainly front of mind for many parents. But, even pre-COVID, parents were acutely aware of all the viruses and ...