Slapped Cheek Syndrome how long are you contagious?

Question:

My son has slapped cheek the rash has been out for 3 days how long does he have to stay off school?

Answers:
When the rash appears you are NO longer infective at this stage. You should probably just keep him off for a few more days just to be sure. The virus is spread by respiratory droplets via coughing.

I had human erythrocyte virus about 2 years ago and you are infective for up to 14 days and when the rash appear you are no longer contagious. But my work made me stay away for a week because there was pregnant women in my lab. The illness can cause miscarriage and foetal hydops in women at a certain stage of pregnancy. If they haven't had it at any point in there life.

I also work in a hospital lab that tests for the virus.

This link can give you more information about the condition and it effects.

http://www.medicinenet.com/fifth_disease/article.htm

He should be OK to go back when he's feeling well again and his temperature is back to normal.
The infectiousness of the disease ends when the rash appears, so if he has the rash he is no longer infectious.
If in doubt ask your doctor for advice.

honestly, I don't know?

My son caught this nastiness too and still shows signs of it and has other problems now too that he never had before such as coughing and choking.

All I do know is that he probably caught it from a four person transfer, meaning a co worker of mine had a granddaughter that had it and she carried it into work and I gave it to my son.

She was the only person I had ever heard that even knew someone that had it and my kids were never in daycare and he wasn't old enough to even be in school at that time.

It is a pretty scary disease and I don't think they make a big enough deal out of either diagnosis or treatment and honestly believe it has long term effects that do not really ever go away.

I can still see the chin link effect under his skin whenever he gets overheated or is out in the sun, like I said, He coughs and chokes easier than he did before he had it.

All that considered... Just so you know, I am a germaphobe and maybe a bit of a hypochondriac considering so... but I still think it is a little bit more of a bigger deal than they make of it and it is THAT contagious.

Slapped Cheek Syndorme is another name for Fifth Disease. It is especially common in children between the ages of 5-15 and is very contagious. It is usually passed from person to person via respiratory contamination like a cold. It typically produces a distinctive red rash on the face that makes a child appear to have a slapped cheek. It is actually a viral illness that most children recover from quickly and without complications. The rash typically starts on the face then spreads to the trunk, arms and legs. As the centers of the blotchs begin to clear the rash takes on a lacy net-like appearance. It may take 1 to 3 weeks for the rash to completely clear and during that time it may seem to worsen until it finally fades. Once somebody has been infected they develop immunity and don't usually get it again.
As to your question about going back to school; check with your physcian and your child's school. A child with Fifth Disease is most contagious before the rash appears, usually not contagious once the rash appears. Schools have different rules for the length of time a child needs to be out of school and you may need a doctors written permission for you son to go back to school.

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