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  2. Herpes gladiatorum - Wikipedia

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    Herpes gladiatorum is one of the most infectious of herpes-caused diseases, and is transmissible by skin-to-skin contact. The disease was first described in the 1960s in the New England Journal of Medicine. It is caused by contagious infection with human herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), [1] which more commonly causes oral herpes (cold sores).

  3. Molluscum contagiosum - Wikipedia

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    Any area of the skin may be affected, with abdomen, legs, arms, neck, genital area, and face being the most common. [1] Onset of the lesions is around seven weeks after infection. [3] They usually go away within a year without scarring. [1] The infection is caused by a poxvirus called the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV). [1]

  4. Gianotti–Crosti syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Gianotti–Crosti syndrome (/ dʒ ə ˈ n ɒ t i ˈ k r ɔː s t i /), also known as infantile papular acrodermatitis, [1] papular acrodermatitis of childhood, [1] and papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome, [2]: 389 is a reaction of the skin to a viral infection. [3] Hepatitis B virus [4] and Epstein–Barr virus are the most frequently reported ...

  5. Molluscum contagiosum virus - Wikipedia

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    This is a viral infection of the skin that usually presents in children ages 1–10 and immunocompromised patients. [12] The main symptom of this disease is round, hard, flesh colored, painless bumps, with sunken centers that are apparent on the surface of the skin (Figure 1).

  6. Fifth disease - Wikipedia

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    Fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum and slapped cheek syndrome, [3] is a common and contagious disease caused by infection with parvovirus B19. [4] This virus was discovered in 1975 and can cause other diseases besides fifth disease. [5] Fifth disease typically presents as a rash and is most common in children.

  7. Roseola - Wikipedia

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    After exposure to roseola, the causative virus becomes latent in its host but is still present in saliva, skin, and lungs. [6] HHV-6 is thought to be transmitted from previously exposed or infected adults to young children by shedding the virus through saliva. [8] Even so, most cases of roseola are transmitted without known exposure. [5]

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  9. List of childhood diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection; necrotizing enterocolitis; neonatal conjunctivitis; parainfluenza (PIV) infection; pertussis; poliomyelitis; prenatal Listeria; Group B streptoccus infection; Tay–Sachs disease; tetanus; Ureaplasma urealyticum infection; respiratory Syncytial Virus infection; rhinovirus; common cold