Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:worried about Health alert issued by CDC, Aug 13, 2024?
emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00514.asp
Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify healthcare providers, public health authorities, and the public about current increases in human parvovirus B19 activity in the United States. Parvovirus B19 is a seasonal respiratory virus that is transmitted through respiratory droplets by people with symptomatic or asymptomatic infection. In the first quarter of 2024, public health authorities in 14 European countries observed unusually high numbers of cases of parvovirus B19. In the United States, there is no routine surveillance for parvovirus B19, and it is not a notifiable condition. Recently, CDC has received reports indicating increased parvovirus B19 activity in the United States.
This is called Fifths Disease. It’s not usually dangerous, though pregnant women should avoid contact with people who have it.
Many preschoolers get this along with the other common childhood viruses. Not sure why the panic.