Open AccessErythema infectiosum (fifth disease) occurrence in Iowa.
Author(s) -
Stanley J. Naides
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.78.9.1230
Subject(s) - erythema infectiosum , incidence (geometry) , disease , medicine , erythema , dermatology , environmental health , pediatrics , family medicine , pathology , viral disease , parvoviridae , physics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , optics
Review of Iowa school nurse surveillance for erythema infectiosum, or fifth disease (FD), since 1973 demonstrated occurrence yearly except 1985 without a clear pattern of disease spread. We conclude that FD is more common than previously recognized. Failure to identify cases representing the background incidence of disease may account for underreporting.
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