Also Read: How To Know If You Should Get That Rash Looked At Slapped cheek disease, also called the fifth disease, is a contagious viral infection caused by a virus called parvovirus B19.

The body rash typically only develops in children ... American Academy of Pediatrics. Fifth disease (parvovirus B19). Arthritis Foundation. Fifth disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The virus, known as parvovirus B19, typically causes a pink facial rash ― which is nicknamed ... said Jennifer Walsh, a pediatric nurse practitioner and an assistant professor in the George ...

“It’s called fifth disease, because early on in pediatrics when they were noting the various rash-causing illnesses such as measles and German measles, this was the fifth one on the list ...