Hand, foot and mouth disease is starting to plague children across the Midstate. Medical experts at Summit urgent cares and walk-in clinics in Franklin and Cumberland counties report seeing a recent ...

Roseola is a common strain of the herpes virus, and it tends to peak in the summer months. Almost every child under the age of three will contract Roseola at some point and there is no treatment for ...

WellSpan Community Pediatrics is seeing insect bites, seasonal allergies, stomach bugs and colds this week. UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove say they are seeing viral ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing poison ivy and other rashes, seasonal allergies and colds. This week, the providers of UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in ...

A: Roseola is a viral infection caused by human herpes virus type 6 (HHv-6). Roseola is contagious even before the rash develops. A: Generally this infection occurs in children under 4 years of age, ...

Roseola is most likely to be acquired by older infants as they tend to have a weaker immune system than young babies. Roseola, a collective term for roseolovirus, is a viral infection caused by the ...

Roseola is a viral infection affecting young children. It causes a skin rash of a pinkish color after the child has been racked by high fever for a couple of days. The multiple rash spots tend to turn ...

New research shows that human herpesviruses (HHV)-6B and HHV-7, commonly know as roseola virus), account for one third of febrile status epilepticus cases. Results suggest that HHV-6B may be involved ...

Recently, I’ve seen several cases of roseola, and I don’t want this viral illness to be confused with measles. Roseola, also called exanthem subitum, is a viral illness typically seen in children ...

People whose chromosomes contain the DNA of the roseola virus are three times more likely to suffer from angina, according to a new study. Roseola, also known as "sixth disease," is a very common ...

Q: On his first birthday, my son had a high temperature but was eating and active. Two days later, he broke out in a rash, and I rushed him to our doctor. The doctor said it was a herpes-6 infection ...

THE presence of two distinct nuclei in a majority of the epithelial cells in a urinary sediment was first observed in the course of routine urinalysis of a child with a nonspecific rash similar to ...