Most healthy people have either no symptoms or flu-like symptoms from a parvovirus B19 infection, but it can lead to serious complications for certain groups of people.
A parvovirus B19 infection can cause a facial rash in children, which is why the disease caused by the virus is sometimes called"slapped-cheek disease."Federal health officials are warning doctors to keep watch for a respiratory virus, known as parvovirus B19, as infection rates tick up in the United States.
This year, public health authorities in 14 European countries also reported observing an unusually high number of cases, according to the CDC. Parvovirus B19 spreads from person to person three ways: respiratory droplets, blood or during pregnancy from mother to fetus. In children, the illness can first cause flu-like symptoms, including fever, headache and cough. That's when children are the most contagious, and this typically lasts several days, according to the CDC. Afterward, children may develop a facial rash — which is why the disease caused by the virus is sometimes called"slapped-cheek disease."Most people recover from the illness on their own, without treatment.
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