Rubella anch its symptoms
Rubella is an infectious disease caused by a virus .
It usually presents with mild symptoms (slight temperature, swollen glands in the neck, appearance of pink spots on the skin), it has a begin course and does not have any conseguences on health. Howevwe, if contracted during pregnancy, by women who have not been vaccinated or have not had the illness before, the virus can travel through the placenta barrier to infect the foetus and cause extremely serious damage: miscarriage , malformation of the heart, eyes anche ears ( congenital rubella syndrome ).
The risk of the foetus being infected, and the possible consequences of the disease depend greatly on the time at which the mother contracts the disease. If contracted during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy , the likelihood of damage to the foetus can be as high as 85-90% ; this risk drops to 30% if contracted between the 11 th and 16 th weeks of pregnancy and is almost nil after the 16 th week.
If a pregnant woman has had rubella in the past or has been vaccinated, contact with the virus entails no risk to the foetus, except in extremely rare cases.
A blood test is needed to be sure that a person has had the illness before.
Preventing rubella during pregnancy
Women of a childbearing age need to be sure whether they have been vaccinated or have had the illness already and therefore whether they are immune to the rubella virus. If they are not, we recommend immunisation, the only means of prevention.
All pregnant women are tested to check whether they are immune to rubella. If they are not, they are vaccinated immediately after giving birth, to protect any future children against rubella.
Pregnant women should not be vaccinated.
Women of childbearing (between 15 and 44) must avoid becoming pregnant for one month after vaccination.
Immunisation
The vaccine is made up of live, attenuated virus that cannot cause rubella, but are able to stimolate the production of antibiodes against infection .
Rubella vaccine is usually administered together with measles and parotitis (mumps) in a single injection (known as MMR ).
One-off vaccine administration provides long-term cover against rubella in over 90% of vaccinated women.
People who have had one of the three illnesses before may be vaccinated without causing problems.
The vaccine is well tollerated and very rarely causes reactions. The possible mild side effects of vaccinations are: high temperature , rash and swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck. Far rarer side effects include pain in the koints 1 - 3 weeks after vaccination. Even more rarely, vaccination may cause a drop in platelets ( thrombocytopenia ) for up to two months after immunisation. All these potential side affects are temporary.
As for all vaccines, severe allergic reactions only occur in exceptional cases.
Rubella is an infectious disease caused by a virus .
It usually presents with mild symptoms (slight temperature, swollen glands in the neck, appearance of pink spots on the skin), it has a begin course and does not have any conseguences on health. Howevwe, if contracted during pregnancy, by women who have not been vaccinated or have not had the illness before, the virus can travel through the placenta barrier to infect the foetus and cause extremely serious damage: miscarriage , malformation of the heart, eyes anche ears ( congenital rubella syndrome ).
The risk of the foetus being infected, and the possible consequences of the disease depend greatly on the time at which the mother contracts the disease. If contracted during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy , the likelihood of damage to the foetus can be as high as 85-90% ; this risk drops to 30% if contracted between the 11 th and 16 th weeks of pregnancy and is almost nil after the 16 th week.
If a pregnant woman has had rubella in the past or has been vaccinated, contact with the virus entails no risk to the foetus, except in extremely rare cases.
A blood test is needed to be sure that a person has had the illness before.
Preventing rubella during pregnancy
Women of a childbearing age need to be sure whether they have been vaccinated or have had the illness already and therefore whether they are immune to the rubella virus. If they are not, we recommend immunisation, the only means of prevention.
All pregnant women are tested to check whether they are immune to rubella. If they are not, they are vaccinated immediately after giving birth, to protect any future children against rubella.
Pregnant women should not be vaccinated.
Women of childbearing (between 15 and 44) must avoid becoming pregnant for one month after vaccination.
Immunisation
The vaccine is made up of live, attenuated virus that cannot cause rubella, but are able to stimolate the production of antibiodes against infection .
Rubella vaccine is usually administered together with measles and parotitis (mumps) in a single injection (known as MMR ).
One-off vaccine administration provides long-term cover against rubella in over 90% of vaccinated women.
People who have had one of the three illnesses before may be vaccinated without causing problems.
The vaccine is well tollerated and very rarely causes reactions. The possible mild side effects of vaccinations are: high temperature , rash and swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck. Far rarer side effects include pain in the koints 1 - 3 weeks after vaccination. Even more rarely, vaccination may cause a drop in platelets ( thrombocytopenia ) for up to two months after immunisation. All these potential side affects are temporary.
As for all vaccines, severe allergic reactions only occur in exceptional cases.
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