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RubellaRubella, commonly known as German measles, is a disease caused by Rubella virus. The name is derived form the Latin, meaning little red. Rubella is also known as German measles because the disease was first described by German physicians in the mid-eighteenth century. This disease is often mild and attacks often pass unnoticed. The disease can last one to five days. Children recover more quickly than adults. Infection of the mother by Rubella virus during pregnancy can be serious; if the mother is infected within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, the child may be born with congenital rubella syndrome , which is a range of serious incurable illnesses. Spontaneous abortion occurs in up to 20% of cases. Rubella is a common childhood infection usually with minimal systemic upset although transient arthropathy may occur in adults. Serious complications, which include allergic encephalomyelitis and SSPE, are very rare. If it were not for the effects of transplacental infection on the developing foetus, rubella is a relatively trivial infection.Acquired, , rubella is transmitted via airborne droplet emission from the upper respiratory tract of active cases. The virus may also be present in the urine, faeces and on the skin. There is no carrier state: the reservoir exists entirely in active human cases. The disease has an incubation period of 2 to 3 weeks.In most people the virus is rapidly eliminated however, it may persist for some months post partum in infants surviving the CRS. These children were an important source of infection to other infants and, more importantly pregnant female contacts (From the Wikpedia article Rubella.) Download PDF containing detailed information.
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Serum levels of rubella-specific antibodies in Swedish women following three decades of vaccination programmes.
In Sweden, more than 30 years after the introduction of vaccination for... | 21st November, 2009
| Department of Virology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control,
| Vaccine. 2009 Nov 16.
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[Clinical and pathological features of adult patients with acquired rubella]
OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical and pathological features of liver... | 17th November, 2009
| Department of Infectious Diseases, the 456th Hospital of PLA, Jinan
| Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi. 2009 Jul;17(7):540-3.
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Congenital rubella pneumonitis complicated by Pneumocystis jiroveci infection with positive long term respiratory outcome: A case report and literature review.
Rubella remains to be a significant illness in the developing countries... | 17th November, 2009
| Queensland Respiratory Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Herston,
| Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Nov 12;44(12):1235-1239.
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Congenital rubella syndrome: pattern and presentation in a southern Nigerian tertiary hospital.
BACKGROUND: Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) resulting from maternal... | 17th November, 2009
| Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Port Harcourt
| World J Pediatr. 2009 Nov;5(4):287-91. Epub 2009 Nov 13.
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Confocal Scan Features of Keratic Precipitates in Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis.
PURPOSE:: To characterize confocal scan features of keratic precipitates... | 13th November, 2009
| From the *Ophthalmology Department and Ophthalmic Research Center,
| Cornea. 2009 Nov 14.
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| Hard to Treat Diseases' (HTDS) MMR Vaccine Passed the Chinese SFDA's 'First Drug Evaluation' |
16th November, 2009 |
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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS; http://www.htdsmedical.com) and its China subsidiary Mellow Hope announce that its MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and
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| CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting |
17th June, 2009 |
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What: Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
When: Wednesday through Friday, June 24-26, 2009
Where: Centers for Disease Control and
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| National 'Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award' Winners Announced |
13th October, 2008 |
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cherokee Uniforms announced today 10
winners of the 2008 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award. The recipients represent
a cross-section of healthcare facilities,
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| An Innovation in Health Care Opens Inside CVS/Pharmacy Stores in Columbia and Greenville Markets |
10th September, 2008 |
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- MinuteClinic
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based health care in the United States, today opened its first
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the common cold is one of
the most common causes of absenteeism at work and
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Tomtec has succeeded since 1967 by working with its clients to help solve their liquid handling needs. From 1967 to 1981, the Company had essentially one employee, Tom Astle. From 1967 to 1971, the...
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VIRAL ANTIGENS, INC. was founded in September of 1982 to commercialize techniques for producing high quality antigens and viral components and attaching them to latex beads. Research on rubella virus...
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