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Rubella is also commonly called ‘German measles’. It means red rash and it is often confused with measles although both are different.
• Male-female have an equal probability of getting infected
• Children of 5-9 years’ age group are more susceptible
• Pregnant and lactating women are affected
• Trans-placental: Pregnant women to the foetus.
• From lactating mother to baby.
• It can spread through talking, coughing and sneezing by an infected person
• Direct contact with an infected person.
• Fever
• The rash-red macular rash starts first on the face followed by trunk and limbs
• Itching
• Lymphadenopathy- lymph nodes of the neck get enlarged
• Nausea
• Anorexia
• Congenital rubella syndrome:
–It is a condition in which the rubella virus affects the developing baby in the first three months of pregnancy due to infection in mother.
–It has a lot of complications, risk and lifelong health problem in the baby further.
• Urine, blood, sputum and cerebrospinal fluid culture
• ELISA test
• IgM and IgG antibody detection
• Pregnant women in the first trimester have to be investigated
• Rubella has a good prognosis
• The patient may turn asymptomatic in a few days.
• Some of them develop congenital rubella syndrome and its complications.
Most of the patient recovered by itself, medication help to reduce discomfort,
• Anti-inflammatory
• Analgesics
• Anti-pyretic
-Vaccination: It is a major tool used for prevention of rubella.
–Once administered it gives life-time immunity against rubella virus.
1. It is administered at age of 12 months and booster dose between 4-6 years of age
2. Always given in combination with MUMPS and MEASLES called ‘’MMR’’ vaccine
• Low birth weight baby
• Spontaneous abortion
• Several congenital anomalies
• Cleft lip and cleft palate
• Growth retardation-mental and physical both
• Hemolytic anaemia
• Hepatosplenomegaly
• Pneumonitis
• Seizure
• Spastic dysplasia
• Sulphur
• Rubeolinum
• Pulsatilla
• Gelsemium
For more information, you can visit MayoClinic and Wikipedia.
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