Question 1

what causes rubella?

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Single viral strain: Rubella is caused by a virus with only 1 known strain & humans as the only known source. Infection is passed by contact with infected fluid on surfaces or in the air from a sneeze or cough. Immunization has reduced the case numbers when used, but is not 100% efective after 1 dose. Ease of international travel & transmission during incubation results in clusters of new cases every year.

Question 2

can you die from rubella?

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Almost never: However, it is several days of misery, and if you are pregnant, it is likely that your unborn child will end up blind and/or deaf and/or seriously deformed and/or mentally handicapped.  Before immunization, when one girl in a community came down with "german measles", all the other girls would be invited to a slumber party with her in hopes they'd catch it and thus be immune.

Question 3

how can rubella be controlled?

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Yes: Make sure you and you children are vaccinated.

Question 4

what does rubella reactive means?

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Immunity: It means you've had rubella or the vaccine and cannot be infected.

Question 5

what happens when you get rubella?

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Here is a great: article by Mayo Clinic:  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rubella/basics/symptoms/con-20020067

Question 6

can you clarify what rubella really is?

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German Measles: There are 2 types of measles, rubella (german measles) and rubeola (big measles).Rubella is bad because it can really harm a fetus by miscarrage or birth defects.Please get the MMR vaccine and vaccinate your kids.

Question 7

can you live a normal life with rubella?

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Confusing question: When rubella is experienced as an infection as a kid or adult, it is a relatively mild illness that lasts a few days and usually has few if any long term issues.If experienced in pregnancy, the fetus may abort or experience mild to severe complications. This can include being born deaf ; blind, with injury to other organs.

Question 8

what are the symptoms you get with rubella?

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Mild: Rubella, or german measles, can cause rash and fever for 2-3 days which is usually mild in children and young adults and improves without any specific treatment.

Question 9

what does a postive result for rubella mean?

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You have antibodies: This test looks for evidence that you either had the disease or a successful vaccine. The presence of antibodies in the blood will turn the test positive, and most will consider a certain level of antibody as protective, while if low might indicate for a vaccine booster.

Question 10

are some people more prone to getting rubella?

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Yes: the unimmunized: All humans can get rubella (german measles).  If your mother had the disease, you have some protection but only for 6 months.  After that, you are on your own.  The best defense is immunization which trades a very mild usually inapparent 'infection' for long term protection.  Rubella is not innocuous-my sister, for example, has deafness and needed heart surgery in 1945 from rubella in utero.

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