Rubella by Ruth https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb en-us 2017-10-05 16:40:47 UTC 2025-12-18 06:57:33 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Rubella? https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194594150 Rubella is a highly contagious viral disease characterized by slight fever, mild rash and swollen glands. ]]> 2017-10-06 08:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194594150 Affects to baby... Most cases are mild, if rubella is contracted early in pregnancy, it can spread from the mother to her developing baby through the bloodstream and result in birth defects and/or fetal death https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194594514 If caught early in pregnancy it a affects the fetus brain and neurological system, and the heart. Hearing loss, cataracts and other visual conditions are the common affects to the fetus no matter what gestation rubella is contracted.]]> 2017-10-06 08:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194594514 How is it transmitted? https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194595225 Rubella is spread by direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected individuals. Rubella can also be transmitted by breathing in droplets that are sprayed into the air when an infected person sneezes, coughs or talks.]]> 2017-10-06 08:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194595225 Risks to mother.... https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194597944 Can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, hearing loss, brain damage and heart defects (congenital rubella syndrome)]]> 2017-10-06 09:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194597944 Russell, H. S.British Medical Journal, 21 March 1959, Vol.1(5124), p.787[Peer Reviewed Journal] https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194599130 2017-10-06 09:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194599130 No treatment will shorten the course of rubella infection, and symptoms are so mild that treatment usually isn't necessary. However, doctors may recommend isolation from others — especially pregnant women — during the infectious period.If its contracted during pregnancy, the woman should discuss the risks with their doctor continue your pregnancy, you may be given antibodies called hyperimmune globulin that can fight off the infection. This can reduce your symptoms, but doesn't eliminate the possibility of the baby developing congenital rubella syndrome. https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194603393 2017-10-06 09:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/hdx52u2duoeb/wish/194603393