National Institute of Infectious Diseases together last year in the number of patients of general in the "apple disease" and the viral infection, which is called "infectious erythema" from the fact that the cheek and the body becomes red, it was the most the past in the past decade, the National It was found in the summary of the Institute of infectious diseases. It is followed by the epidemic in the heart of the children earlier this year. There is a possibility that has spread also reality does not know "adult apple disease", experts have warned. <Important two points should be noted in the apple disease> the cause of the apple disease parvovirus B19. Infected through the Sekiya sneezing of splash (splash), cheeks and arms, in addition to such as the foot becomes red, sometimes headaches and joint pain comes out. Spread to the center less than 10 years of age, many recover spontaneously. The period of the epidemic is considered to be four to six years. According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, last year the number of patients that have been reported from pediatric nationwide about 3000 to one year 90,000 8,500, higher than the 87,010 people in 2011 was the largest in the past 10 years. Once it lowered to peak during the summer, but increased again over the early winter from the fall, not ceased even now. On the other hand, adult patients, but there is no aggregate, tended many in their 30s and 40s women in the investigation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the case is considered to be infected from a child during the child-rearing. If a pregnant woman is infected, there is a risk of fetal tissue moisture accumulate "fetal hydrops" and abortion. About 70% of the women who fetus, including infection during pregnancy, there is also a report of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare research team and had a miscarriage or stillbirth, we need vigilance. Therapy is an effective vaccine and decisive factor is not, general preventive measures of hand-washing and gargle, such as infectious diseases is important. Sunagawa TomiTadashi chief of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases infectious disease epidemiology center is pointed out that "not been recognized in the general adult apple disease, also may not be able to recognize the medical profession." [Chiba Kiwa]
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