What Is Fifth Disease?
3. Symptoms In Adults
Most adults that catch the virus will show no symptoms of being ill. When the symptoms do show, their severity can range from being mildly annoying to very uncomfortable for the patient. The symptoms will often be worse in adults than they will be in children, however.
When adults do show symptoms, they will typically include aches and pains in their joints. This will usually occur in the ankles, hands, knees, and wrists, and the symptom can last for a few days, to several weeks. Adults will not usually develop the rash that the disease is so well known for.
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