Fifth Disease Center - West Orange, NJ
West Orange 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 West Orange * Pediatric Associates of Paterson  Park Avenue Pediatric Associates  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Dioscora Vannoy MD  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Foundations Pediatrics  Curtis A Johnson MD  Madhavi Maniar MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Nkem Nnaeto MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Nnabugwu W Iromuanya MD  Center for Preventive Medicine  Family Medicine & Pediatrics  Alan S Lubin MD  Alan S Lubin MD  Alan S Lubin MD  Kids Docs PC  Kids Docs PC  Kids Docs PC  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Pediatric Group of West Orange  Mediterranean Pediatrics Associates  Montclair Pediatrics  Bright Futures Pediatrics  Montclair Pediatrics  Montclair Pediatrics  Bright Futures Pediatrics  Madhavi Shah MD  Constantinos Kintiroglou MD  Constantinos Kintiroglou MD  Sanford Heights Pediatrics  Guo-Pao Cheng MD  Roger W Cooper Jr. MD  Park Avenue Pediatrics  Park Avenue Pediatrics  Bloomfield Pediatrics  Park Avenue Pediatrics  Kamlesh Khanna MD  Toki Dada MD  Emmanuel M Emelle MD  Washington Pediatrics Center  Zenaida Gonzaga MD  Fatema Jaffery MD  Indu Madhok MD  Total Support Medical Group  Roseville Pediatric Care Center PA  Agustine G Yap MD & Norma A Yap MD  Childrens Specialized Hospital  Irvington Pediatrics Associates  Jeffrey Levy MD  Agustine G Yap MD & Norma A Yap MD  Mountainside Family Practice Associates  Jesus Ortega MD  UMDNJ University Hospital Dept of Medicine  University Pediatric Group  Childrens Health Center Pediatrics  University Hospital Pediatric Medical Genetics  University Pediatric Group  University Pediatric Group  University Hospital Pediatric Medical Genetics  University Pediatric Group  Childrens Health Center Pediatrics  University Pediatric Group  University Hospital Neurology  University Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine  Dale Steinberg DO  Maria Yerovi MD  Drs Oana Semel & Semel-Goldenring  Guy Delisfort MD  Drs Oana Semel & Semel-Goldenring  Jocelyne Louis-Jacques MD  Drs Oana Semel & Semel-Goldenring  Vito A Petrozzino MD PA  Drs Oana Semel & Semel-Goldenring  Drs Oana Semel & Semel-Goldenring  Verona Pediatrics  Verona Pediatrics  Verona Pediatrics  Childrens Hospital of PA  The University Hospital Pediatric Hospitalists  Drs Wallen & Jacobson PA  Linnie A Aragones MD  Severiano SanJuan MD  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  North End Family Health  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  North End Family Health  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Inna Joffe MD  Olga Quintana MD West Orange, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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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 DiseaseThrombocytopenia (Low Platelet Count) » What is thrombocytopenia?Thrombocytopenia is a lower than normal number of platelets in the blood. Platelets are one of the components of the blood along with white and red blood cells. Platelets play an important role in clotting and bleeding. Platelets are made in the bone marrow similar to other cells in the blood such as, white blood cells and red blood cells. Platelets originate from megakaryocytes which are large cells found in the bone marrow. The fragments of these megakaryocytes are platelets that are released into the blood stream. The circulating platelets make up about two third of the platelets that are released from the bone marrow. The other one third is typically stored (sequestered) in the spleen. Platelets, in general, have a brief 7 to 10 days life in the blood, after which they are removed from the blood circulation. The number of platelets in the blood is referred to as the platelet count and is normally betw... Other Related Fifth Disease ArticlesEmergency Contact for West Orange
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