roseola
Americannoun
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a feverish condition of young children that lasts for some five days during the last two of which the patient has a rose-coloured rash. It is caused by the human herpes virus
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any red skin eruption or rash
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Origin of roseola
1810–20; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin rose ( us ) rose-colored + -ola -ole 1
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HHV-6B infects roughly 90 percent of children by age two and is best known for causing roseola infantum -- or "sixth disease" -- the most common cause of febrile seizures in young children.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
The disease is characterized by respiratory symptoms, fever, conjunctivitis and a rash that can be mistaken for roseola, scarlet fever or other viral infections.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
Idyia roseola seen from the broad side, half natural size; a anal opening, b lateral tube, c circular tube, d e f g h rows of locomotive flappers.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander
The eruptions are various; they include erythema, roseola, urticaria, herpes, etc.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
They are, chiefly, and in general terms, exanthems, including erythema, roseola, and urticaria, and in addition herpes, particularly of the lips.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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