Fifth Disease Center - Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield Pediatrician Doctors for Fifth DiseaseType of Physician: Pediatrician What is a Pediatrician? A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age. Specialty: Pediatrics Common Name: Children's Doctor Pediatrician Doctors in Bakersfield * Sun H Lee MD  Neloufa Merrill MD  Tien N Khuu MD FAAP  Chuck K Lee MD  Kid Shop  Kern Faculty Medical Group  Kern Faculty Medical Group  Kern Faculty Medical Group  Xenia A Roldan MD  Lyndon Senar MD  Christian Medical Services  Bhogal, Klupsteen, Patel & Khurana  Bhogal, Klupsteen, Patel & Khurana  Bhogal, Klupsteen, Patel & Khurana  Bhogal, Klupsteen, Patel & Khurana  San Dimas Pediatric  San Dimas Pediatric  Sung S Jung MD  Almond Grove Pediatrics  Almond Grove Pediatrics  Nagy Awadalla MD  Kern Medical Center Pediatrics & Neonatology  Kern Medical Center Pediatrics & Neonatology  Parameswaran S Aiylam MD  Kern Faculty Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Bakersfield  Emad F Shafic MD  George Laven MD  Kaiser Permanente Bakersfield  Kaiser Permanente Bakersfield  Kaiser Permanente Bakersfield  Kaiser Permanente Bakersfield  Kaiser Permanente Bakersfield  Kaiser Permanente Bakersfield  Riverwalk Pediatric Clinic, Inc  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Riverwalk Pediatric Clinic, Inc  Riverwalk Pediatric Clinic, Inc  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Riverwalk Pediatric Clinic, Inc  Southwest Pediatrics  Southwest Pediatrics  Southwest Pediatrics  Kaye T Sykes MD  Riverwalk Pediatric Clinic, Inc  Riverwalk Pediatric Clinic, Inc  Susan B Walker MD  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Javier Bustamante MD  William F DiNicola MD  Lamont Community Health Center  Lamont Community Health Center  Lamont Community Health Center  McFarland Community Health Center  Wasco Medical Center  Delano Pediatric Group  Delano Pediatric Group  Delano Pediatric Group  Nilesh H Shah MD  Don V Zapanta MD  Mohammed Al-Haid MD  Family Healthcare Network  Family Healthcare Network  Vinay Buttan MD  Sierra View District Hospital  Lalitha Reddy MD  Ramon Resa MD  Maria Rusch MD  Rajeswari Sidharaju MD  Sequoia Family Medical Center  Sequoia Family Medical Center  Nancy D Boyd MD  Tulare County Health & Human Services  Tulare County Health & Human Services  Tulare Community Health Clinic  Tulare Community Health Clinic  Tulare Community Health Clinic  Tulare Community Health Clinic  Tulare Community Health Clinic  Tulare Community Health Clinic  San Joaquin Primary Care Medical Group  Mineral King Pediatrics  Mineral King Pediatrics  Michael Levine MD  Niazi Sidhom MD  Internal Medicine Associates  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Jannelle M Bohl MD  Jannelle M Bohl MD  Tulare County Health & Human Services  Tulare County Health & Human Services  Valencia Pediatric Associates  Valencia Pediatric Associates  Valencia Pediatric Associates Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield is a city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is located roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, 110 mi (180 km) to the north and south respectively.
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Fifth DiseaseRead the Fifth Disease article » What is "fifth disease"?Fifth disease is a viral illness caused by parvovirus B19. Fifth disease is also known as "erythema infectiosum" and "slapped cheek disease." The clinical illness was described in the 1880s and was named fifth disease because of its position in the numerical classification of childhood illnesses associated with rashes (exanthems). Other numbered diseases included measles, scarlet fever, and rubella—and these did not get renamed until the molecular era, when it became possible to isolate viruses and bacteria. Fifth disease was number five of six diseases named. It is a very common infection, and almost 50% of adults have been infected with the virus but do not remember having it because it often does not cause symptoms.
What are the symptoms of fifth disease?Though fifth disease generally occurs in children between 4-10 years of age, it can affect any age group, including adults. It most commonly occurs during the winter and spring. The illness classically begins with a low-grade fever and malaise (a sense of not feeling well). After about a week, this is followed by a characteristic bright red rash on the cheeks (the so called "slapped cheeks" rash). Finally, after three to four days, a fine, red, lacelike rash can develop over the rest of the body. This rash may last for five days to a week and occasionally comes and goes for up to three weeks. The other symptoms are usually gone by the time the rash appears, and patients with the rash are usually not contagious. Unfortunately, as with many other viral illnesses, the features and timing of the different stages of illness are not always predictable. While the illness is not serious in children, around 5% of children and around 50% of adults with fifth disease can have joint aches and pains. This arthritis or arthropathy is more common in females than males and is usually temporary, lasting days... Recommended Reading Related to Fifth DiseaseWhat is septic arthritis?Septic, or infectious, arthritis is infection of one or more joints by microorganisms. Normally, the joint is lubricated with a small amount of fluid that is referred to as synovial fluid or joint fluid. The normal joint fluid is sterile and, if removed and cultured in the laboratory, no microbes will be found. With septic arthritis, microbes are identifiable in an affected joint fluid. Most commonly, septic arthritis affects a single joint, but occasionally more joints are involved. The joints affected vary somewhat depending on the microbe causing the infection and the predisposing risk factors of the person affected. Septic arthritis is also called infectious arthritis. What microbes cause septic arthritis?Septic arthritis can be caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The most common causes of septic arthritis are bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus... Other Related Fifth Disease ArticlesEmergency Contact for Bakersfield
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