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This infection affects children between the ages of 2 and 10 years. Adults can also be affected, but this is unusual. For some unknown reason, girls are more frequently affected than boys.
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Gilbert, P. (1995). Fifth disease. In: The A-Z Reference Book of Childhood Conditions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7098-5_17
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