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Red blood cells are impacted by Fifth Disease. It decreases the amount of red blood cells. If a person doesn't have enough red blood cells, they can develop anemia (low levels of iron in blood) and without iron, your blood cells are low in a protein call hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Anemia would make you feel tired.

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Fifth disease is caused by parvovirus B19. It's especially common in kids ages 5 to 15. Fifth disease causes a distinctive red rash on the face that makes a child appear to have a "slapped cheek."  Parvovirus B19 spreads through respiratory secretions, such as saliva, sputum, or nasal mucus, when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
You are most contagious when it seems like you have “just a fever and/or cold” and before you get the rash or joint pain and swelling. Men are more likely to get the disease instead of women. Luckily when someone has this disease, likely no treatment is necessary.

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Fifth Disease affects your skin with a red rash. It also affects your red blood cells as there is a decrease in the number of red blood cells in your system which carries oxygen to your body. When your heart does not get enough red blood cells , there is less oxygen to go through your body so your heart has to work harder. This shows the respiratory system is affected by this disease.

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-More males are affected than females
-More people affected on the east coast of the US than the west coast
-More people affected in the north than in the south
-More children affected than adults
-Ages 5-15

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Some signs and symptoms are;
-Rash on face and limbs
-Coughing
-Headache
-Itching
-Nausea
-Runny nose
-Sore throat

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Fifth disease is a disease that is a virus. It is named Fifth Disease because it is the fifth  common skin rash disease that was found for children.  It has a distinctive red rash on the face that looks like the child was slapped on the cheek. It is most contagious before the rash appears.

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Is there a cure? There is no cure the rash goes away by itself after a week or so. Are there any organizations currently trying to find a cure? No there is no organization trying to find a cure.

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“Fifth Disease.” Edited by Joanne Murren-Boezem, KidsHealth, The Nemours Foundation, Feb. 2017, kidshealth.org/en/parents/fifth.html.

“Fifth Disease.” Human Diseases and Conditions, www.humanillnesses.com/Infectious-Diseases-Co-Ha/Fifth-Disease.html.

“Fifth Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment.” Healthline, Healthline Media, www.healthline.com/health/fifth-disease.