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roseola treatment :: Article Creator What Is Roseola? Roseola is a common viral infection that mainly affects children under age 2, usually between the ages of 6 and 12 months. It's so common that almost all children in the U.S. Have had it by the time they turn 2. Although it's rare, older children and adults can also get it. Doctors or other health care professionals might call it roseola infantum or exanthema subitum. You may also hear people calling roseola sixth disease. The simple explanation for that is that roseola was the sixth childhood rash (like measles) that scientists named. Most of the time, roseola is nothing to worry about, and kids get better on their own. The main symptoms of roseola are fever and a flat, red rash. The rash can last from a few hours to several days. (Photo Credit: Desislava Vasileva/Dreamstime) Roseola is an infection caused by one of two viruses. Most often, it's caused by human her