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The illness typically does not require professional treatment, and when it does, most treatment is aimed at reducing the high fever. Antibiotics cannot treat roseola because a virus, not a bacterium, causes it...
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kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/roseola.html
kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/roseola.html
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Even more common is to become infected with the roseola virus and not have any symptoms at all. The AMA reports that 'in about two thirds of these children the infection is asymptomatic.'
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pediatrics.about.com/cs/commoninfections/a/roseola.htm
pediatrics.about.com/cs/commoninfections/a/roseola.htm
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It is an infectious virus that many infants under three years old can catch, but is most common in infants under age one. Roseola is thought to be caused by the human herpes virus six. Roseola is an infectious virus that many infants under ...
http://www.essortment.com/all/whatisroseola_rdoz.htm
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What’s the roseola virus? Should I be concerned if my child has been exposed to it? ... It is now known to be the main virus responsible for roseola. Now that we know what causes roseola, we also know that most children get HHV-6, and have the fever, but never develop the rash. It may be responsible for as many as 50% of...
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www.drgreene.com/21_88.html
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Read an article discussing the effects of the roseola virus on pregnancy. ... I'm pregnant (very early stages) and I was exposed to the roseola virus, through contact with my nephew who is six months old. This was 5 days ago. Now I want to know what the incubation period is, since my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter was...
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www.drgreene.com/21_110.html
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Read about roseola (sixth disease) causes (virus), symptoms and signs (fever, rash) and treatment. Roseola infantum is a mildly contagious illness most common in childhood. ... What virus causes roseola?
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www.medicinenet.com/roseola/article.htm
www.medicinenet.com/roseola/article.htm
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It is caused by a virus called human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), although similar syndromes are possible with other viruses. ... Roseola occurs throughout the year. The time between becoming infected and the beginning of symptoms (incubation period) is 5 to 15 days. A fever lasting 3 (sometimes up to 7) days generally comes...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000968.htm
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Roseola is a common pediatric disease that is caused by the human herpes virus-6. The virus was initially discovered in the lymphocytes in immunoincompetent adults and shortly thereafter was discovered to be the etiologic agent in roseola.
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pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/roseola.html
pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/roseola.html
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It is a usually harmless illness caused by a virus. It occurs almost only in children age 3 months to 3 years, most often between 9-12 months. It is probably the most common cause of fever in this age group. ... Dr. Sears Clue: Roseola is about the only virus in which the rash appears after the fever breaks.
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www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T083600.asp
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