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In the last five years, variants of this virus have been raising their heads. After the novel coronavirus, people are still worried about this virus. While the increasing infection of Chandipura virus, monkeypox is frightening, cases of parvo virus B19 have also been seen in America these days. In America, 35 percent of the cases of this virus are found in children aged 5 to 9 years, it is also called slapped cheeks virus.
Slapped cheek disease causes the cheeks to turn red like tomatoes. Parvovirus B19 is a common flu-type virus that affects mostly children. However, this disease can affect anyone, young or old. According to the National Library of Medicine, mini-outbreaks of parvovirus B19 appear every three to four years. The infection of this virus spreads from one person to another. The problem of slapped cheek syndrome is known as fifth disease because it is slightly more common in children.
The virus spreads through the air through the infected person's saliva and micro droplets from the nose or through spit when coughing. Apart from this, there is also a possibility of it from a pregnant woman to her child. Symptoms include red rashes on the cheeks, joint pain, mild fever, fatigue, headache and muscle pain. Like the corona virus, the only solution for this is to keep the surroundings clean, wash hands and feet and stay away from the infected person.