The Symptoms of Rubella
Though it is not a severe disease but is still quite contagious. It spreads with infected person’s nose throat droplets. It can even pass through urine. Another way of its transmission is via mother’s blood to its embryo. In developing foetuses, it may cause congenital rubella syndrome. If a pregnant woman catches this disease in the early days of her pregnancy, chances are that she may suffer from a miscarriage.
As a first symptom of Rubella, rashes appears on a child’s face and stays there for three days and then heads downward to other parts of the body. Meanwhile, facial redness disappears but skin starts shedding in the form of tiny flakes in patches. Children between ages of 6 to 9 years are more prone to this disease. Now because of various precautionary measures and immunisation, rate of effected children with rubella has been decreased.
We can find this disease among non immunised adults where its symptoms appear in the form of mild fever that last for maximum two days. Lymph nodes usually swell up and can be felt behind patient’s neck or ear. But sometimes, swollen lymph nodes can be found on other body parts as well. This swelling remains there for a week or so. Moreover, rashes of Rubella or German measles appear in the form of spots or patches that itch badly.
People who are infected with this virus can spread this disease for almost a year whether symptoms are shown or not. If symptoms i.e. rash appearance, then people around infected person should remain careful as it can affect them even after one week of disappearance of rashes. Sometimes, few other symptoms also point towards Rubella.
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