RUBELLA VIRUS

If infected with Rubella, the infected person will have a very distinctive red rash, and/or lymph nodes (big bumps) on your skin. Also, the person may have signs of mental retardation or Schizophrenia.

It was first discovered as a mild illness, by George Maton, but when isolated in tissue, it was then discovered as not as a much of a mild disease, by Henry Veale.

How can you get Rubella?

Rubella is mostly spread through the air. If someone infected sneezes or coughs, they are releasing the virus into the air, exposing everyone around them to the virus. If someone were to come in contact with the nose or throat of someone infected, then the virus would start to spread through their body.

FACTS

• Rubella is most commonly found in people ranging from the ages of 25-45 years old.
• Rubella is also most commonly known as the "German Measles" or the "Three Day Measles".
• Rubella is more commonly found in Hispanics, Caucasians, Native Americans, and African Americans.
• A serious case of Rubella cannot be cured, but treatment may help.

If a woman is pregnant and gets Rubella, the virus flows through her blood into the baby's blood. It will either result in a miscarriage or a (serious) birth defect.

HERE ARE SOME BIRTH DEFECT EXAMPLES

• Cataracts
• Glaucoma
• Blindness
• Deafness
• Heart defects
• Mental retardation
• Sensory impairments
• A chance of getting Schizophrenia (this impairs your ability to think and feel, and you cannot behave clearly)

If a woman is infected during her third month of pregnancy, or earlier, there is a very rare chance of the baby surviving. If the baby is not miscarried, it will have at least one birth defect. Children born who were exposed to Rubella in the womb, have a very rare chance of not getting a big defect.

If a women is infected during her first or second month of the pregnancy, the baby has very little chance of surviving under the conditions.

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Although Rubella cannot be treated, it eventually wares off. Once Rubella is completely out of your system, you gain immunity to the virus for the rest of your life. No matter what, your body is immune to the virus, and Rubella can no longer effect you.

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