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Rubella during your pregnancy

Rubella during your pregnancy

Rubella is a viral infection in the pregnant woman if the fetus to maternal rubella infection during pregnancy. May result in a baby with disabilities including disorders of the eye (cataracts, glaucoma, small eyes) disorders of the heart, hearing impairment, fetal growth is slow, spleen, liver, anemia, low platelets, or have died in the womb.

This virus will be in mucus, saliva and sputum of patients. Contact by coughing, sneezing or breathing and bedwetting. By hand contact with the patient or a medium such as glass, door knobs, remote, phone so that contaminating virus. It was believed that touches your finger to nose or rub your eyes. Transmission period is 7 days before rash until 5 days after rash.

Symptoms of rubella include:
- Swollen glands or lymph nodes
- Joint pain and swelling
- Inflammation of the eyes
- Flaking (caused by dry skin)
- Nasal congestion
- Pain in the testicles
- Loss of appetite
- Fever
- Headache
- Rash

Protection against rubella
1.      Vaccine MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), first at age 9-15 months
2.      Women of reproductive age should be vaccinated against rubella immunity is to check whether or not after vaccination, the birth control for about 3 months and then let the child.
3.    Avoid touching or closer to the patients with rubella.
4.    If mothers who are pregnant within 1-3 months detected as rubella consult a doctor.