Paravirus B19 aka 5th Disease

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have a high titer to this? I was feeling unusually weak and

tired and was tested for this and found a very high titer to it. Has

anyone received treatment for it, or used an homeopathic treatments for

this.

Thanks,

Carol in NY

[Guest guest]

I remember when Fifth Disease went through our boarding school families one

summer in 1994. Some elementary school kids brought it home and the adult

parents got it and passed it around. It is also called " slapped cheeks " because

one of the symptoms is the reddened cheeks, also erythema infectiosum or

Sticker's Disease. It is probably transmitted from child-to-child through

saliva or nasal discharge, the incubation period is 4-6 days although it can be

4-14 days before the first rash appears. This is the fifth childhood virus

simulating measles to be described, hence the name. It is supposed to be a very

mild illness beginning with the appearance of bright-red cheeks, which look as

though they have been slapped, later moving to the other extremities where the

rash fades with central clearing, leaving a lacelike pattern. Some children do

not get a fever, which makes it hard to diagnose that they are sick, some adults

and children have a headache, and even the palms of the hands or soles of the

feet may be itchy.

Unlike chicken pox, measles or other viral childhood illnesses, it does not seem

to be as highly contagious, although we sure felt so here when we all had it and

it went through the school quickly, again mostly with the adults. There is no

specific treatment but it is a virus and might benefit from antiviral type meds

(homeopathic or otherwise). The adults suffered different symptoms from the

children. We all had the red cheeks, then the rash traveled from the head to

the lower extremities. I remember my cheeks, then my chest, then my upper

thighs having the rash. The worst was the aching joints and muscles! One

mother got out of bed and her ankles would not support her and she collapsed to

the ground, had to have her husband carry her to the bathroom. My shoulder

joints ached, then it went to my hips, my knees, then my ankles slightly, along

with the lacelike rash traveling, different from hives. We also had " relapses "

of it after a couple of weeks, as it takes 1-3 weeks to clear your system. I

believe it leaves antibodies showing you have had it (shows up positive on my

tests always).

The Public Health Nurse said it usually appears in Winter or Spring or with

changes in temperature.

Hope this helps informs you of this ailment that I had in 1994. Try lysine or

oil of oregano, or any other antiviral suggestions you find work for you.

Schmidt in La Selva Beach CA

Paravirus B19 aka 5th Disease

Does anyone have a high titer to this? I was feeling unusually weak and tired

and was tested for this and found a very high titer to it. Has anyone received

treatment for it, or used an homeopathic treatments for

this.

Thanks,

Carol in NY