Fifth Disease Center - Buffalo, NY
Buffalo 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 Buffalo * West Side Pediatrics  West Side Pediatrics  West Side Pediatrics  Allentown Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine  Allentown Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine  Lifetime Medical Group Mosher Pediatric  Lifetime Medical Group Mosher Pediatric  Town Garden Pediatric Center  Town Garden Pediatric Center  Town Garden Pediatric Center  Town Garden Pediatric Center  University at Buffalo Pediatric Associates  University Pediatric Associates Hodge Clinic  University Pediatric Associates Hodge Clinic  Buffalo Pediatric Associates LLP  University Pediatric Associates PC Neonatology  University Pediatric Associates Hodge Clinic  University Pediatric Associates Infectious Disease  Buffalo Pediatric Associates LLP  University Internal Medicine & Pediatrics  Pediatric Cardiology Assoc of W NY LLC  Buffalo Pediatric Associates LLP  University Pediatric Associates Infectious Disease  University of Buffalo Pediatric Associates PC  Tessa Flores MD  Tessa Flores MD  Tessa Flores MD  Bijan Hafezi MD  Buffalo Neonatology Associates  Kenwood Pediatrics  Kenwood Pediatrics  Elaine Schaaf MD  Northwest Buffalo HealthCare Center  Northwest Buffalo HealthCare Center  Northwest Buffalo HealthCare Center  Northwest Buffalo HealthCare Center  Elmwood Health Center  Delaware Pediatric Associates  Delaware Pediatric Associates  Delaware Pediatric Associates  Delaware Pediatric Associates  Delaware Pediatric Associates  Elmwood Health Center  Main Pediatrics  Main Pediatrics  Main Pediatrics  Usha Kaul MD  Mercy Hospital Pediatric Center  Mercy Hospital Pediatric Center  Mercy Hospital Pediatric Center  Sonia Malfa MD  Edwin R Torres MD  Kenmore Pediatric Assoc  Kenmore Pediatric Assoc  Kenmore Pediatric Assoc  Kenmore Pediatric Assoc  Lourdes F Cruz MD  Sheridan Medical Group  Century Airport Pediatrics PC  Century Airport Pediatrics PC  Century Airport Pediatrics PC  Century Airport Pediatrics PC  Ken Ton Family Care Center  Tadla Baliah MD  Genesee-Transit Pediatrics, LLP  Kewal K Jain, MD FAAP  Genesee-Transit Pediatrics, LLP  Genesee-Transit Pediatrics, LLP  Genesee-Transit Pediatrics, LLP  Joel Snitzer MD  Northtown Pediatrics  Holiday Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Bansi Kaul MD  Drs Sheth & Sheth  Gulam M Najar MD  Prem K Chopra MD FACP  Lifetime Health Medical Group  Lifetime Health Medical Group  Sunrise Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Sunrise Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  Barbara Radolinksi MD  Lakeshore Primary Care Associates, LLP  Agarwal & Tarfare MDs  Primary Care of Western New York LLP  Southwestern Medical Associates  Hamburg Pediatrics PC  Buffalo Pediatric Associates LLP  Quaker Medical Associates  Buffalo Pediatric Associates LLP  Quaker Medical Associates  Buffalo Pediatric Associates LLP  Quaker Medical Associates  Tonawanda Pediatrics LLP  Tonawanda Pediatrics LLP  Tonawanda Pediatrics LLP  Tonawanda Pediatrics LLP  Tonawanda Pediatrics LLP  Tonawanda Pediatrics LLP  O'Connor Medical Group  Tonawanda Pediatrics LLP Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, second only to New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the seat of Erie County.
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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 Buffalo
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