fifth disease

English

Etymology

Historically classified as the fifth of the classical childhood skin rashes or exanthems, after measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and Dukes' disease.

Noun

fifth disease (uncountable)

1. (pathology) The manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.

Synonyms

• erythema infectiosum
• slap face
• slapcheek
• slapped cheek syndrome
• slapped face

Translations

manifestation of erythovirus infection

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 傳染性紅斑 / 传染性红斑 (chuánrǎnxìng hóngbān)

• Finnish: parvorokko, pikkurokko
• Japanese: 林檎病 (りんごびょう, ringobyō)