What is rubella?
Rubella is a disease caused by rubella virus infection, which causes rash on the face and body. Rubella has been common in the past, often affecting a wide range of people in the winter and spring, but since the rubella vaccine, rubella is significantly less. School-age children are the most vulnerable to rubella virus infection, but adults are more likely to develop symptoms than children. The most serious harm to the rubella virus is the unborn fetus. If the pregnant woman is infected with the rubella virus, stillbirth, premature birth, or serious congenital malformation may occur.
What is the performance of rubella?
The incubation period of the rubella virus is usually 14 to 18 days, which means that after being infected with the rubella virus, symptoms may appear after two weeks.
- Performance of children: Children's symptoms are generally not serious, mainly due to the appearance of pink rash on the skin, low fever, and swollen lymph nodes. Low fever can occur at the same time as the rash, or it can occur 1 to 5 days before the rash. The rash can last from 1 to 8 days. In addition, it may be accompanied by conjunctivitis, soft palate mucosa (Forchheimer's plaque), acute thyroiditis.
- Performance of adolescents and adults: The symptoms of adolescents and adults are heavier than children and last longer. Adult rashes are similar to children, and there are also fevers and swollen lymph nodes. The difference is that adults also have joint pain, body aches, fatigue, poor appetite. Joint pain can last for 1 month. In addition, it can be accompanied by conjunctivitis, testicular pain and orchitis.
- Performance of neonatal patients: After the pregnant mother is infected with rubella, the virus can be transmitted to the baby through the placenta. After birth, the baby will develop congenital rubella syndrome, which is manifested as: deafness, cataract, heart disease, mental retardation. Growth retardation, mental disorders, diabetes, etc.
