# fifth disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.

## Etymology
Historically classified as the fifth of the classical childhood skin rashes or exanthems, after measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and Dukes' disease.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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