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14 maj 2024 · Rubella is a contagious viral infection transmitted by airborne droplets that occurs most often in children and young adults. Rubella is the leading vaccine-preventable cause of birth defects, accounting for an estimated 100 000 infants born with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) each year worldwide.
1 gru 2023 · The risk of transmission is 10–30%, but varies with the immunisation rate of the population, and infectivity is high in those susceptible. The period of infectivity is seven days before to six days after the onset of rash and the incubation period is 13–20 days.
8 sie 2023 · Once the diagnosis of rubella is confirmed, the patient should be promptly isolated for at least 7 days after onset of the rash. Because rubella is transmitted primarily by inhalation of virus-laden airborne droplets, standard and droplet precautions are recommended for hospitalized patients.
2 kwi 2022 · Rubella virus is transmitted through respiratory droplets and direct contact. 25–50% of people infected with rubella virus are asymptomatic. Clinical disease often results in mild, self-limited illness characterised by fever, a generalised erythematous maculopapular rash, and lymphadenopathy.
A single dose of rubella-containing vaccine (RCV) is 95% effective and has decreased the burden of rubella and CRS. 2,5–7 As of December, 2019, 81 of the 194 member states (herein referred to as countries) of WHO have been verified as having achieved rubella elimination with an additional six countries having been verified as having ...
26 kwi 2021 · RUBV is a highly contagious airborne pathogen with a basic reproductive rate (R0) between 3 and 12 (5). Humans are the only known host in nature (4). RUBV infection generally causes mild symptoms including fever and rash (5).
12 sie 2023 · Rubella virus-specific IgM (rubella IgM) or IgG (rubella IgG) were used for serological diagnosis. Rubella IgM is detected after a primary infection or vaccination. Rubella IgG can be detected 4 days after the appearance of rubella-related exanthema, and it subsequently reaches a peak in 1 to 2 weeks.
