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disease > infectious disease > viral disease > erythema infectiosum
disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > erythema > erythema infectiosum

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erythema infectiosum  

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  • Erythema infectiosum or fifth disease is one of several possible manifestations of infection by parvovirus B19.The name "fifth disease" comes from its place on the standard list of rash-causing childhood diseases, which also includes measles (first), scarlet fever (second), rubella (third), Dukes' disease (fourth, but is no longer widely accepted as distinct), and roseola (sixth). (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-VL383CF0-5

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