Question 1

how do people get roseola?

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Virus: Roseola is a viral infection that causes a rash and fever. It is common in infants and children.  The most common virus is human herpesvirus 6, but other viruses can cause the same clinical picture. Not the same herpes virus that causes painful genital blisters. It is spread from contact with respiratory secretions (ie saliva) of an infected person (usually before symptoms even show it is spread).

Question 2

could teenagers get roseola?

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Unusual.: Practically everyone gets roseola as a young child, and it only happens once.

Question 3

can a baby get roseola more than once?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately yes!: Roseola infantum usually cause by herpes type 6, 7  etc  , are viruses! same as getting cold sores ! you can have repeated  infections  like colds , aside from giving the parents lots of sleepless night because of the high fevers and subsequent rashes...It is fairly a benign virus illness! regards !

Question 4

is it possible to get roseola at age 16 years?

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ROSEOLA INFANTUM: Roseola occurs during early age below two years old.  High fever for 3 days followed by generalized rash and absence of fever later.

Question 5

if my child has roseola can they get it again?

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No: This viral illness will give lifetime immunity.However, many rash producing illnesses can be labeled roseola that are not, since they can have some similar features.The confusion is common.

Question 6

please tell me, could a child get roseola twice?

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No: Roseola is a nebulous diagnosis and it is more likely that a kid was mislabeled at one of the two occasions because some viral illnesses produce a similar rash. It is caused by a single germ that confers lifelong immunity.

Question 7

can feel bilateral, small (3-5 mm), moveable supraclavicular lymph nodes in 2 yo boy? has some on neck too. never get sick, except roseola at 9 months

Accepted Answer

Normal: There are thousands of lymph node located around the body.Many in the neck, head,  behind the ear are prominent in kids as they are not buried in tissue . At rest these are often 1/4 inch in diameter and may grow to marble sized when reacting to a stimulus. Bug bites, or viral infections can increase their size to 1 cm or more.Most will  shrink  down to pre-stimulated size over 3-4 wks.

Question 8

exposed to roseola at 31 weeks pregnant. what could this do to my unborn child if i get it?

Accepted Answer

Roseola: There is no evidence that exposure to Roseola in pregnancy has any negative effect on the mother or fetus.  See the following PDF link for Information.

http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/illnesses/Roseola_0509.pdf

Question 9

is roseola dangerous?

Accepted Answer

No: Roseola is almost always a harmless viral illness also called 6th disease. It affects children up to 2 years of age, causing fever and a rash. The illness lasts about 1 week without sequelae. It occasionally affects adults also but is also a mild infection in them.

Question 10

can adults catches roseola?

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Yes: When saying "catch", you would need to be more specific. As far as being a carrier,  yes, they can, unless they had as a child. As far as having symptoms of it, much less likely, as it is common in children and adults have probably had it even if it was not diagnosed as such.

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