Human-parvovirus-b19
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Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus ((the human parvovirus B19)) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
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a mild infectious disease of childhood, caused by a virus, characterized by fever and a red rash spreading from the cheeks to the limbs and trunk Also called slapped-cheek disease Technical name erythema infectiosum
fifth disease n.
See erythema infectiosum.
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