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Fifth Disease Picture
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Picture of a child with fifth disease:

Fifth Disease Picture

This picture shows the red or 'slapped cheeks' that is characteristic of a child with fifth disease. Next, kids get a pink or red lacelike rash on their arms. This rash comes and goes and may spread to their legs, trunk and buttocks.

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Reproduced from the CDC Public Health Image Library.


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