Fifth disease causes
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Overview
Fifth disease is caused by infection with human parvovirus B19. Human parvovirus is a linear, non-segmented single-stranded DNA virus.
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![Electron micrograph depicts a number of parvovirus H-1 virions of the Parvoviridae family of DNA viruses. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/f/f2/Erythema_infectiosum02.jpeg)
Electron micrograph depicts a number of parvovirus H-1 virions of the Parvoviridae family of DNA viruses. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
![Electron micrograph depicts a number of parvovirus H-1 virions of the Parvoviridae family of DNA viruses. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3AErythema_infectiosum02.jpeg)
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