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German Measles Picture:
The German
measles is an epidemic disease caused by a virus. Its illness is less contagious
than measles and chickenpox. The German measles is not very common in early
childhood. Sometimes it will be in mild forms and is never diagnosed. Due to
vaccinations being monitored by parents, today very few children will get German
measles. The German measles has a droplet spread where the microscopic drops
from the breath of an infected person are carried through the air to a healthy
person. The droplets carrying the virus infect the mouth, throat and nose, and
later spread to the rest of the body. There will be red rashes or tiny pink
spots all over the body. The rashes usually start around the ears and later
cover the whole body. The period between the time of infection and its actual
outbreak is about two to three weeks. It does not require any special treatment.

German Measles Symptoms:The German
measles infection starts with 1 or 2 days of mild

fever and swollen,
tender lymph nodes, usually in the back of the neck or behind the ears. Later,
rashes begin and spread all over the body. They appear as either pink or light
red spots, which later form into evenly colored patches. The rashes can be
itching and last up to three days. In teenagers and adults, there may be
additional symptoms of headache, loss of appetite, mild conjunctivitis, stuffy
or running nose, swollen lymph nodes, and pain and swelling in the joints.

German Measles Rubella:
The German measles or 3-day measles is caused
by the virus called rubella which is transmitted by the droplets from the nose
or throat of infected person. In case of pregnant woman, it can pass to the
unborn baby through the bloodstream. The German measles is also called as
rubella due to the virus. It is a mild disease in children. But it is dangerous
in case of pregnant women, as it causes congenital rubella syndrome in
developing babies. Before the availability of vaccine in 1969, rubella epidemics
broke every 6 to 9 years, affecting kids of ages 5 to 9.  But today, it appears
in 10% of young adults and non-immunized adults rather than children.

German Measles in
Pregnant Women:Whenever
rubella occurs in a pregnant woman, it will cause congenital rubella syndrome,
with potentially devastating consequences for the developing fetus. The doctor
may do blood tests to ascertain the disease.
There is an injection
called immunoglobulin which can reduce the likelihood of German measles.
The children who are
infected with rubella before birth are having growth retardation, mental
retardation, malformations of the heart and eyes, deafness, and liver, spleen,
and bone marrow problems. In some cases, when a non-immune woman in the early
stages of pregnancy catches rubella, she would be advised to terminate the
pregnancy.
The risk of infection
can be seen in 9 out of 10 pregnancies in the first 8 to 10 weeks of pregnancy
which will result in damaging of unborn fetus. It is seen rarely in later stages
of pregnancy. The bleeding disorders are reported for one in 3000 and
encephalitis for 1 in 60000.

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