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Postnatal rubella (German measles) is a generally mild, self-limited illness characterized by rash, lymphadenopathy, and low-grade fever. However, congenital rubella may cause a number of anomalies, depending on the organ system involved and gestational age.
Rubella (German measles) is a common mild disease characterized by a rash. It affects children and adolescents worldwide and can also affect young adults. When rubella virus infects susceptible women early in pregnancy, it may be transmitted to the fetus and may cause birth defects.
Symptoms of primary rubella infection may include a rash (the hallmark of clinical rubella), low-grade fever, lymphadenopathy, sore throat, conjunctivitis, and arthralgia. Joint involvement is very common in adults, particularly among women.
1 sty 1983 · The rash is caused by immune reactions directed against rubella antigens which are exposed on surfaces of infected skin cells and capillary endothelial cells. Lymphadenopathy of the neck and retroauricular lymph glands, as well as a conjunctivitis, are often observed.
Rubella (German measles) is a common mild disease characterized by a rash. It affects children and adolescents worldwide and can also affect young adults. When rubella virus infects susceptible women early in pregnancy, it may be transmitted to the fetus and may cause birth defects.
Rubella is a viral illness caused by a togavirus of the genus Rubivirus and is characterized by a mild, maculopapular rash. The rubella rash occurs in 50%–80% of rubella-infected persons and is sometimes misdiagnosed as measles or scarlet fever.
Rubella Virus. This virus is the only member of the genus Rubivirus of Togaviridae. Also known as German Measles, this virus is usually characterized by a mild disease in both children and adults with a red maculopapular rash.
