What Is Fifth Disease?
4. Symptoms In Children
Many children with the disease will also show no symptoms, and any symptoms that do show are likely to be mild. These symptoms will typically include a fever, headache, runny nose, an upset stomach, and a rash on the patient’s cheeks. The rash will not usually appear for a few days or so after the other symptoms appear.
The rash will usually appear on both of the patient’s cheeks. It can also spread to the buttocks, thighs, arms, and the trunk. The rash is sometimes itchy, and it can also disappear only for it to reappear again several times for up to around 3 weeks. Once the rash has appeared for the first time, the patient will no longer be contagious.
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