Slapped cheek ?
 

Anyone got children going down with this ?

I'm pretty certain I had this about 4 years ago .. & it's not nice :frown: knocked me off my feet for a few weeks ... but at least it's a once only thing !! Just trying to find out if it has a 'suggested cycle of appearance !!

Slapped Cheek or Parvo Virus from NHS direct.

no, not seen it at all
Do know that....
In children it is often not spotted until the rash appears, and by this time it is no longer contagious.
But it can be harmful to pregnant women so needs to be advertised to parents .

We had a case of it last week , its been missing for a few years now but seems to be on its way back in...took us a while to find about all the details again but Noah has it right - mainly once rash is out children are no longer contagious , but pregnant women should check with their GP according to what we found out ....the one thing i didnt realise was the parvo virus link ...so i have sent out a letter to parents just to inform them of details if their children come down with it.

yes, this is going round both the infants and junior schools at the mo, i know at least 7 children that have got it and 1 teacher, its not nice.

we had it too about 3 weeks ago

I've never seen Slapped Cheek Syndrome. Where is it usually contracted?

Slapped cheek syndrome is a virus that only affects humans, caused by a virus called parvovirus B19.
It is transferred from person to person through the air, in saliva or through close contact, such as through coughing and sneezing. This means it can rapidly spread through schools or nurseries easily.

Although the virus can affect animals (canine parvovirus and feline panleukopenia virus), parvovirus B19 is the only known human form of the virus. The virus cannot pass from human to animal or vice versa.

Look at link above for more info

Just had 2 cases, one nursery locally has most children affected at mo.

Dr of one of our parents said it is an allergic rash!! But this was passed to other family members!

Thanks for the information. Yes, I was worried that it might be contagious.