roseola
noun
ro·se·o·la
ˌrō-zē-ˈō-lə 
rō-ˈzē-ə-lə
rō-ˈzē-ə-lə
: a rose-colored eruption in spots or a disease marked by such an eruption
especially
: roseola infantum
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Typically, a child with roseola will be crankier when the rash appears than during the fever.
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Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
Not a roseola, not a pink eye or a rotavirus, not a hand, foot or mouth disease.
—Georgia Garvey, chicagotribune.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Those herpes strains, which cause a mild childhood disease called roseola, are found in 90 percent of children in the United States and usually go dormant in childhood, but can reactivate in times of illness or stress.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 23 June 2018
The treatment for both coxsackie virus and roseola are typically the same - keep your child hydrated, manage the fever with Tylenol or Motrin, and watchful rest.
—Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald, 1 May 2018
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Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
Not a roseola, not a pink eye or a rotavirus, not a hand, foot or mouth disease.
—Georgia Garvey, chicagotribune.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Those herpes strains, which cause a mild childhood disease called roseola, are found in 90 percent of children in the United States and usually go dormant in childhood, but can reactivate in times of illness or stress.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 23 June 2018
The treatment for both coxsackie virus and roseola are typically the same - keep your child hydrated, manage the fever with Tylenol or Motrin, and watchful rest.
—Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald, 1 May 2018
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roseola
noun
ro·se·o·la
ˌrō-zē-ˈō-lə
rō-ˈzē-ə-lə
rō-ˈzē-ə-lə
: a rose-colored eruption in spots or a disease marked by such an eruption
especially
: roseola infantum
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