RT Book, Section
A1 Levinson, Warren
A1 Chin-Hong, Peter
A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1 Nussbaum, Jesse
A1 Schwartz, Brian
SR Print(0)
ID 1190862546
T1 Important Childhood Viruses
T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264267088
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190862546
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  viruses  that  cause  measles,  mumps,  rubella,  roseola,  and  slapped  cheek  syndrome  are  typically  thought  of  as  childhood  diseases,  although  they  can  cause  disease  in  adults  as  well.  Measles,  mumps,  and  rubella  viruses  are  united  as  components  of  the  widely  used,  very  successful  measles,  mumps,  and  rubella  (MMR)  vaccine.  Note  that  measles  and  rubella  are  characterized  by  a  rash,  whereas  mumps  is  not.  The  prominent  feature  of  mumps  is  parotid  gland  swelling.  Slapped  cheek  syndrome,  as  the  name  implies,  is  characterized  by  a  rash  on  the  face  and  is  caused  by  parvovirus  B19.  Roseola  infantum  is  a  childhood  disease  characterized  by  high  fever  and  a  rash.  It  is  caused  by  human  herpesvirus-6  (HHV-6).  Coxsackievirus  which  causes  hand,  foot,  and  mouth  disease  in  children  is  discussed  in  Chapter  40.