has anyone been exposed to fifths disease?

my dr said my bloodwork (from 12 weeks nice to tell me now) came back positive for exposure to fifths disease but if i had it, i would have shown signs by now. she then told me that if i got it and passed it onto the baby that would be very dangerous, but there is no prevention and no cure.... um ok thanks.

i'm not really worried since i didn't have the rash she said fifths patients get, but i am curious if anyone else's dr told them about this?

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I was tol dmine came back positive as well

The doc told me I must have been exposed to it at one time or another
He said I just carry the antibiodies for it now and that I was fine. He said it was good that I carried the antibodies

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I had this too...but my Dr. told me it was good that I had been previously exposed because I carried the antibodies against it.

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sheesh thats scary. glad evereything was ok

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Apparently I was too, but never knew about it. It came up in my bloodwork when I was first p/g. I had re-take the bloodwork again and it showed up again. She said I'll be fine. It was just a concern

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Wow, i never knew it could be dangerous like that. Im sure you will be fine though. I've had 5th disease about 6 years ago.. and its a rash that you get.. i looked like I had a sunburn.. it didnt itch or anything actually, but the worst was joint pain. The pain it causes to your joints makes you feel like you are 90 and it took about 5-7 days to go away. I wonder if I too, carry signs in my blood of ever having it. Goodluck with it all, like I said, im sure everything will be ok.. its merely a kid rash actually.. and i caught it from working with kids..

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ok so i just called my mom and mentioned it to her - turns out i had it when i was 5 so that's probably what showed up on the blood test nice to know i don't have to worry!