Open AccessRubella (German measles) in pregnancy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/12.9.798
Subject(s) - rubella , measles , pregnancy , virology , medicine , german , pediatrics , vaccination , biology , geography , genetics , archaeology
Though rubella is usually a mild illness, there may be severe illness in adults who have not had the disease in the past or have not had the vaccine. Joint stiffness and/or joint pain may occur in up to 70% of adult women infected with rubella. Some of the other problems that may occur include a bleeding problem called thrombocytopenia and infection of the brain (encephalitis). For general fact sheets on rubella, see Section 6.
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