*Iron deficiency facts medical author: Melissa Conrad StÃ¶ppler, MD. 1  Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency and the leading cause of anemia in the United States. 2  Iron deficiency is due either to increased need for iron by the body or a decreased absorption or amount of iron taken in.
There is currently no vaccine against Fifth disease, so the best treatment or action against Fifth Disease is prevention. Some ways to keep you from becoming infected include: 1  Regular washing of hands with soap and hot water. 2  Careful disposal of tissues or other items that carry bodily fluids.
Reportable diseases. Reportable diseases are diseases considered to be of great public health importance. Local, state, and national agencies (for example, county and state health departments or the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) require that these diseases be reported when they are diagnosed by doctors or laboratories.