Fifth Disease
Fifth disease is a mild rash illness caused by parvovirus B19. It is more common in children than adults. A person usually gets sick with fifth disease within 14 days after getting infected with parvovirus B19. This disease, also called erythema infectiosum, got its name because it was fifth in a list of historical classifications of common skin rash illnesses in children.
| Detailed Information
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| Disease Name |
Fifth Disease |
| Virus Name |
Human parvovirus B19 |
| Capsid Symmetry |
Icosahedral |
| Capsid Naked/Enveloped |
Naked |
| Family |
Parvoviridae |
| Genus |
Erythrovirus, |
| Genome |
Single-stranded DNA genome |
| Proteome |
Major nonstructural protein NS1 and the two structural proteins VP1 and VP2 |
| Antigenic Target |
VP2 protein |
| Incubation Period |
7 to14 days |
| Zoonotic Evidence |
No |
| Host |
Human |
| Chronology_Time |
1975 |
| Regions Affected |
Indonesia ,Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Russia, Japan |
| Susceptible Age Group |
Ages 5 to 15 |
| Transmission Route |
Respiratory |
| Symptoms |
Facial rash, Sore throat, slight fever,
upset stomach, headache, fatigue and itching |
| Co-infection |
Ebola , Hepatitis B, HIV |
| Genome Reference |
Genome Link |
| Proteome Reference |
Proteome Link |
| Reference |
Reference
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