It is a highly contagious viral infection that usually occurs in older children and young adults. It is transmitted by respiratory route. After virus exposure, infection takes 2 to 3 weeks to appear. It is believed that the virus replicates in the respiratory mucosa or in nearby lymph nodes before entering the bloodstream and spread throughout the body.
Rubella is a disease manifested as mild and of short duration. The main symptoms are fever, a mild and widespread red rash,muscle pain and headache.
The effects of rubella virus are usually mild, but the larger problem of rubella, the virus is responsible it is teratogenic, ie, that can alter fetal development and cause birth defects. What we can do is prevent these diseases through the trivalent vaccine. The optimal age of vaccination are recommended two to 15 months.
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