A highly contagious illness known as "slapped cheek" disease for the facial rashes it causes in children is on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a health alert. The ...

Cases of parvovirus B19, commonly called "slapped cheek disease," are rising in the United States, especially among children. The highly contagious viral infection is usually mild in healthy people ...

Parvovirus B19 is a seasonal respiratory virus that is transmitted through respiratory droplets by people with symptomatic or asymptomatic infection. The disease poses a risk for pregnant women, ...

A respiratory disease known as parvovirus B19 is on the rise in the U.S. among all age groups, according to a recent advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC ...

Human parvovirus B19 - also known as fifth disease or erythema infectiosum - is a common childhood infection causing a rash and flu-like symptoms. The name sounds more ominous than the infection is.

More people in the U.S. have become infected with a highly transmissible seasonal respiratory virus commonly called "slapped cheek disease" that can pose serious risks to pregnant women and people ...

Abby Parks had never heard of parvovirus when she began feeling flu-like symptoms in late April, followed by joint pain and a rash. Parks, 27, a special education teacher in Springfield, Illinois, was ...