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Page 1: RUBELLA. WHAT IS RUBELLA A rash (small, fine pink spots) that starts on the face and spreads to the torso, then to the arms and legs with low fever. Rubella

RUBELLA

Page 2: RUBELLA. WHAT IS RUBELLA A rash (small, fine pink spots) that starts on the face and spreads to the torso, then to the arms and legs with low fever. Rubella

WHAT IS RUBELLAA rash (small, fine pink spots) that starts on the face and spreads to the torso, then to the arms and legs with low fever. Rubella for pregnant women results in abortions, miscarriages and severe birth defects.

Page 3: RUBELLA. WHAT IS RUBELLA A rash (small, fine pink spots) that starts on the face and spreads to the torso, then to the arms and legs with low fever. Rubella

CONGENITAL RUBELLA

If a child is born deaf and has Congenital Rubella the common congenital defects are cataracts and other eye defects, heart defects, sensor neural deafness, mental retardation and other immunodeficiency's.

A baby can only get Congenital Rubella if their mother hasn’t been vaccinated.

Low birth weight of 5.5 pounds and lessDeaf blind 2.6 % of blind and 7.7 % of deaf reported low

birth weights Today we have less then 10 who are born with Rubella!!!

Page 4: RUBELLA. WHAT IS RUBELLA A rash (small, fine pink spots) that starts on the face and spreads to the torso, then to the arms and legs with low fever. Rubella

Prevent Rubella….• To prevent Rubella you must get vaccinated.

The rubella vaccine is part of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) children can be vaccinated as early as 12 months.

• Women who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant within three months should not be vaccine. After vaccination your body is permanently immune to Rubella..

Page 5: RUBELLA. WHAT IS RUBELLA A rash (small, fine pink spots) that starts on the face and spreads to the torso, then to the arms and legs with low fever. Rubella

BIBLIOGRAPHY• Illinois Department of Public Health

“http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbrubella.htm “RUBELLA” • Munroe, Stan. DEAFBLIND AND RUBELLA ASSOCIATION

Congenital Rubella http://www.cdbra.ca/show.do;jsessionid=9578A52D5C0B3F61B8489C60A0998F26?p=rubellaNews

• By Maria Vaynerman