roseola
Toddler herpesvirus illness
Roseola is a common viral illness in infants and young children, marked by several days of high fever followed by a distinctive pink rash that appears as the fever breaks.
The rash typically covers the torso and fades within a day or two.
Most children recover without complications.
Also called roseola infantum or sixth disease.
Automatically constraining its scope
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- prodromeWarning symptoms before disease
convalescence · recovery · mild · uncomplicated · resolving · short-lived · fleeting · temporary
Very young child
Detects or marks
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- blanchingBriefly boiling then cooling
- spreadingExtending over space
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
flat · discrete · papules · lesions · centrifugal · lacy · blotchy · discoloration
Transmissible between people
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
- exposureState of being unprotected
Elevated body temperature
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- resolvingReaching a conclusion
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- antipyreticsFever-reducing substances
herpesvirus
DNA virus, lifelong host
self-limiting
Automatically constraining its scope
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
prodrome · convalescence · recovery · mild · uncomplicated · resolving · short-lived · fleeting · temporary · prognosis
infant
Very young child
spots
Detects or marks
fading · flat · discrete · papules · lesions · centrifugal · lacy · blotchy · discoloration · pinkish
contagious
Transmissible between people
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
pyrexia
Elevated body temperature
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- resolvingReaching a conclusion
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
irritability
Proneness to agitation
roseolahealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · healthy · well · good health · uninfected
roseolameasles
Contagious viral rash illness
rubella · scarlet fever · rubeola · chickenpox · varicella