roseola infantum
noun
roseola in·fan·tum
-in-ˈfan-təm 
: a mild virus disease of infants and children marked by fever lasting usually three days followed by an eruption of rose-colored spots and caused by a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 6 of the genus Roseolovirus)
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roseola infantum
noun
roseola in·fan·tum
-in-ˈfant-əm
: a mild virus disease of infants and children that is characterized by fever lasting three days followed by an eruption of rose-colored spots and is caused by a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 6 of the genus Roseolovirus)
called also exanthema subitum, exanthem subitum
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