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Rubella |
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Rubella is known as German measles or 3-day measles and is a relatively mild disease in a child or an adult. Symptoms usually develop 2-3 weeks after exposure, and in adults the disease starts as a rash of raised pink spots on the face and neck. These kinds of spots also may appear on arms, legs and thrunk. Possible other symptoms may include swollen lymph glands, fever and runny nose. Rubella can be prevented by vaccination in children along with measles and mumps. Vaccinations usually are due in a child at 15 months of age. Most schools require proof of vaccination for admission. The goal of this immunization is to protect the children and to prevent them from bringing the disease home. Rubella testing should be a routine part of prenatal care. The vaccine is not considered safe for administration during pregnancy therefore a pregnant woman who learns she is not immune can take special precautions to avoid infection and to watch for any symptoms of the disease. If she is exposed to the virus she also has to consider to be vaccinated after delivery. Babies, who were born with rubella, may have severe internal bleeding, and they may not survive for even a full year. Women, who have rubella in pregnancy period, should terminate pregnancy, especially if symptoms of this disease are developed in the first trimester.
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Disease Conditions > R
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| Related Searches |
rubella vaccine, congenital rubella syndrome |
| Date Submitted |
28-Jul-2005
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