Slap Cheek

I am feeling sorry to know this is happening to you. When an adult gets slap cheek, it can be very tiring for them. Often it is normal to sense extreme tiredness for some time. The period needed to recover can differ, though usually one begins to regain their strength after several weeks. Ensure you rest enough, drink water sufficiently, and perhaps think about using painkillers from the pharmacy for the discomfort. If much time passes and your condition remains not good, it could be wise to consult with your doctor again to ensure safety. Hang in there!

Erythema infectiosum is caused by a virus.

Symptoms include a mild fever, slapped-cheek red rash on the face, and a lacy rash on the arms, legs, and trunk.

The diagnosis is based on the characteristic rash.

Treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms.

Erythema infectiosum, often referred to as fifth disease, is caused by human parvovirus B19. The name "fifth disease" is used because it is considered the fifth in the list of viral infections that commonly cause rash in children. (The first four diseases are measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and scalded skin syndrome, and roseola is the sixth disease.) It is also sometimes called slapped-cheek disease.

Erythema infectiosum occurs most often during the spring months, often in geographically limited outbreaks among children, particularly school-aged children. The infection can occur in adults.

This infection is spread mainly by breathing in small droplets that have been breathed out by an infected person, so infection tends to spread within a household. Some people can be infected but have no symptoms. People are contagious from before the start of the rash until the rash appears.

My 5 year old GS had this earlier in the year. The rash lasted around 3 weeks and he was extremely tired and very up and down. No one else seemed to get it but his sister some 6 weeks later has now got very red cheeks but is absolutely fit and well but assuming this is slapped cheek as it is now rife in the school. Thankfully all adults so far are avoiding it🤞🤞 Thank you Dotpocka for helpful update above

Apparently it is rife or was just before Easter at my Gsons school, there were at least 17 children effected with it, seems to be doing the rounds.

How did I get to this age without hearing about this? never heard it mentioned or known anyone to have it.

Thanks for all the info dotpocka

I remember a colleague catching this from her children years ago. Thankfully mine didn't have it nor did she pass it on to the rest of us at work.

Take it easy, Picklesgranma and rest as much as possible. Perhaps a pick-me-up or a course of vitamins might help.

🤞 My DGC don't catch it if it's going round.