Rubella
Rubella: Introduction
Rubella:
Measles, mumps, and rubella were once very common diseases in the
United States, but they have become rare because of the use of
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Rubella: A contagious viral infection caused by the Rubella virus which produces a rash and lymph node swelling. It can have serious implication in pregnant women as the virus can be transmitted through the placenta and cause serious fetal defects or even fetal death.
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causes, and treatments of Rubella is available below.
Symptoms of Rubella
- Stage 1: fever and related symptoms (often mild and sometimes not even noticed in adults):
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symptoms of Rubella
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Rubella: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Rubella
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Medical Textbooks Online about Rubella
Medical Books Excerpts
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Diagnostic Tests for Rubella
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Rubella: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Rubella
Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases,
because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms.
Although the most common...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See misdiagnosis...read more »
Ross river fever an epidemic polyarthritic condition: Ross river fever
is prevalent in mosquito prone areas and in tropical regions. It can occur in
all age...read more »
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Causes of Rubella
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Treatments for Rubella
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News Archives for Rubella
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Videos for Rubella
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Prognosis for Rubella
Prognosis for Rubella:
Not usually serious (self-limiting) except in pregnant women whose child may get congenital rubella syndrome
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Reseach about Rubella
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Clinical Trials for Rubella
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Clinical Trials for Rubella
Prevention of Rubella
Prevention information for Rubella has been compiled from various data sources
and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Rubella.
- Rubella vaccination
- MMR vaccination - this contains the rubella vaccine.
- Passive rubella immunisation - possibly useful for non-immune pregnant women who have been exposed.
- Rubella blood test prior to conception - non-immune women may need to be vaccinated before conception; but cannot be vaccinated if pregnant or possibly-pregnant.
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Statistics for Rubella
Rubella: Broader Related Topics
Types of Rubella
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Article Excerpts about Rubella
Measles, mumps, and rubella were once very common diseases in the
United States, but they have become rare because of the use of
vaccines to prevent them. As with many other diseases, measles,
mumps, and rubella generally are more severe in adults than in
children. Most adults are immune to all three infections because
they had them (or a vaccine) as children. (Source: excerpt from Shots for Safety - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)
Definitions of Rubella:
Acute infectious disease caused by the rubella virus and most often affecting children and nonimmune young adults, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and spreads to the lymphatic system; ; usually benign; however transplacental infection of the fetus in the first trimester can cause death or severe developmental abnormalities.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Rubella is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Rubella, or a subtype of Rubella,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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