A mother of a 7 year-old child telephones the clinic nurse because her daughter was sent home from school due to rashes. The child had been seen the day before by a doctor and diagnosed with Erythema Infectiosum or fifth disease. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

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Fifth Disease is a viral disease with an uncertain period of communicability (perhaps 1 week prior to and 1 week after onset). Isolation of the child with Fifth Disease is not necessary.

A Mother of a 7 Year-Old Child Telephones the Clinic