The Fifth Disease

The Fifth Disease
Children are a gift of God. They are the innocent creatures that are pure from their heart to soul. But when a deadly disease takes over the joyful life of a child, it is much of a nightmare to his/her parents. Although there are not many children diseases that could be termed as lethal, but there is one, which is known as the fifth disease. The virus causing this disease is named human parvo virus b19. This is a deadly virus that is responsible for spreading many deadly diseases among children and the fifth disease being one of the most deadly one.

In the fifth disease, body of a child is filled with rashes all over. Starting with casual fever and nausea, the disease symptoms continue to grow. At a later stage, rashes can be seen all over the body. After sometime, the child develops rashes on both the cheeks and it seems like the child has been slapped hard on both of his/her cheeks. The statics at the National Infectious Centre of Diseases show that as high as 50 percent of all the adult population around the world is suffering from this disease.

Not only children, but adults and pregnant women are prone to the attack of human parvo virus b19. This disease spreads most in winters as the low temperature helps the virus multiply itself. If a pregnant woman gets affected by the fifth disease, the unborn child is naturally affected. In this case, the child gets the disease even before he is born. This leads to more complications. According to the statics, as high as 5 percent of pregnant women suffer from the fifth disease.

The best method for fighting the deadly fifth disease in the early diagnostics of the disease. The doctors can diagnose the disease as early as in the first week, by the rashes that begin to appear on the body. A proper early treatment can help the individual to recover from the disease at a faster rate. The treatment may include just resting in home, taking home made foods and fluids. It normally takes 1-2 weeks for an individual to completely get healed. Even after treatment of the disease, rashes can still appear on the skin when exposed to sunlight. But this is normal and nothing to worry about. After developing rashes, this disease is not spread to other individuals.