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German measles (rubella)
German measles, also known as rubella, is a viral infection that can be prevented by a vaccine. While German measles is not serious for most patients, it can cause birth defects in a baby born to a woman who contracts the infection while pregnant.
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Who invented a vaccine for German measles?
Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux developed the first rabies vaccination in 1885. This vaccine was first used on a human on July 6, 1885, on a nine-year old boy Joseph Meister (1876-1940) who had been mauled by a rabid dog.[3]
German measles is a mild infectious illness caused by the rubella virus, which is why it is sometimes called rubella. There is no connection between German measles and measles. which is caused by a different virus.
German measles is caused by a virus, and is spread by fine droplets of moisture, which contains the virus. The droplets are produced when the infected person coughs, sneezes or even talks and another person then inhales these droplets and may become infected.
the German measles is another name for the disease Rubella which is caused by the Toga virus which is a RNA virus. there is a vaccine for it which is part of your MMR shots which we all get as kids.
The Rubella virus causes German Measles.
What is the Nursing management of rubella?
Nursing care:-
1-Isolation until 5th day of rash.
2-Keep a child in bed until fever and cough subside.
3-Dim light, clean eyelid, irrigate eye with saline.
4-Encourage fluid during fever.
5-Increase humidity in child's room to relieve cough.
6-Releive itching of skin by tepid bath and soothing lotion.
7-Immune serum or gamma-globulin may be given to modify illness and reduce
complication.
8-Antibacterial therapy given for treatment of complication e.g:respiratory
infection or gastroenteritis.
Supportive Care for Treating Measles
Supportive care can include:
- Intravenous (IV) fluids
- Medications to control fever or pain
- Antibiotics to treat secondary infections from bacteria
- Good nursing care.
In developing countries, malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency, and severe measles are common. For these situations, the treatment of measles should include vitamin A medication for two days, starting as soon as a measles diagnosis is made. This treatment has been shown to decrease the risk of blindness and death.
The rubella test is a routine blood test performed as part of prenatal care of pregnant women.
How are measles and mumps virus similar to rubella virus?
Chickenpox and measles are both viral communicable illnesses spread by respiratory droplets that can cause rashes. They are both vaccine-preventable.
Why is the Rubella virus so dangerous for an unborn baby?
The baby can have something called Rubella Syndrome if the mother has rubella in her first trimester. Quote from the Related Link below: The classic triad for congenital rubella syndrome is: * Sensorineural deafness - (58% of patients) * Eye abnormalities - especially cataract and microphthalmia (43% of patients) * Congenital heart disease - especially patent ductus arteriosus (50% of patients)
Other manifestations of CRS may include: * spleen, liver or bone marrow problems (some of which may disappear shortly after birth) * mental retardation * small head size (microcephaly) * eye defects * low birth weight * thrombocytopenic purpura (presents as a characteristic "blueberry muffin" rash) * hepatomegaly * micrognathia
What age groups does rubella affect?
Although rubella is generally considered a childhood illness, people of any age who have not been vaccinated or previously caught the disease can become infected.
Rubella is a highly infectious and reportable disease that primarily effects the skin and lymph nodes it is also called the German measles or three day measles.
Rubella is particularly dangerous to pregnant women and the baby they carry. Contracting Rubella in the first trimester is known to cause serious damage to 90% of unborn babies. Birth defects range from cataracts and deafness to heart abnormalities and brain damage.
Childhood vaccination has almost irradicated the disease in the western world.
What does it mean when rubella screen comes up not immune?
This means the person has had rubella (German measles ) or a vaccination for rubella in the past and so is now immune. This test is often part of checks before pregnancy so that a vaccine can be given if it negative before a woman becomes pregnant. The vaccine is usually the MMR (which also immunises for mumps and measles). Single vaccine rubella is no longer licenced in the UK.
What are the causes of Rubella?
Rubella is an infection, that can be transmitted by inhaling droplets that get into the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Rubella can also spread by direct contact with fluids from the nose or throat of an infected person.
Why do they test women for rubella before getting pregnant?
Infants born with rubella may already show signs of heart disease, retarded growth, hearing loss, blood disorders, vision problems, or pneumonia. They may also develop problems later in childhood, including autism, hearing loss.
Rubella is another name for German Measles. It is HIGHLY contagious, and if a pregnant woman is exposed to someone with Rubella, her baby will be born with SERIOUS birth defects.
This is not an illness that people usually get in the United States because it is prevented by the MMR vaccine.
If someone in fact has this illness, they must contact the CDC and their doctor, and ride it out. There is very little to do for treatment
What does German measles look like?
German measles is somewhat a higher type of measles infection that usually affects adults that have been previously affected with measles. This is still a communicable disease but has a different characteristic than the latter and has more severe symptoms.
Where did the vaccination for rubella come from?
Nobody knows for certain where measles comes from I have checked numerous times to try to find out. I was not successful.
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- The Antonine Plague, 165-180 AD, also known as the Plague of Galen, who described it, was probably smallpox or measles.
- Disease killed as much as one-third of the population in some areas, and decimated the Roman army.
- The first scientific description of measles and its distinction from smallpox and chickenpox is credited to the Persian physician, Muhammad ibn Zakariya ar-Razi (860-932), known to the West as "Rhazes", who published a book entitled The Book of Smallpox and Measles (in Arabic: Kitab fi al-jadari wa-al-hasbah).
- Measles is an endemic disease, meaning that it has been continually present in a community, and many people develop resistance.
- In populations that have not been exposed to measles, exposure to a new disease can be devastating.
- In 1529, a measles outbreak in Cuba killed two-thirds of the natives who had previously survived smallpox.
- Two years later measles was responsible for the deaths of half the population of Honduras, and had ravaged Mexico, Central America, and the Inca civilization.
- In roughly the last 150 years, measles has been estimated to have killed about 200 million people worldwide.[34] During the 1850s, measles killed a fifth of Hawaii's people.
- In 1875, measles killed over 40,000 Fijians, approximately one-third of the population.
- In the 19th century, the disease decimated the Andamanese population.
- In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated from an 11-year old boy from the United States, David Edmonston, and adapted and propagated on chick embryo tissue culture.
- To date, 21 strains of the measles virus have been identified.
- While at Merck, Maurice Hilleman developed the first successful vaccine.
- Licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became available in 1963
How long should you be quarantined for German measles?
They should stay home and inside until the fever is gone.
How do you distinguish rubeolla and rubella?
Rubella is also called German measles, while rubeola is regular measles. The biggest difference between the two is that rubella is considered to be a milder disease that only lasts around three days. Rubeola can become a serious illness that lasts several days and can cause other serious permanent complications.
Why do only girls are given the rubella vaccine when they are about 12 years old?
Girls need protection against rubella in case of pregnancy. If a pregnant women should get rubella it will cause teratogenic to the unborn baby. Those can be eye, ear, heart and brain teratogenic. Mostly this will happen during the first thre months of pregnancy. In case of pregnancy the doctors in Germany make a blood test to find out if the women has immunisation against rubella.
What does rubella do to the body?
Rubella is a contagious infection that leaves a rash on your skin. Rubella is also called German Measles. The rash looks like either pink or light red spots, which can form evenly colored patches. Rubella can lead to swollen lymph nodes in other parts of the body, and pain and swelling in the joints. Rubella in pregnant woman can cause congenital rubella syndrome. Children who are infected with rubella pre-birth are at risk for many things such as growth and mental retardation, malformations of the heart and eyes, deafness, and liver, spleen, and bone marrow problems. It's very serious for pregnant women diagnosed with rubella get a vaccine immediately.
What kind of pathogen is German measles?
An ariborne pathogen that targets the respiratory tracts is the rubella virus. Rubella virus is also known as the German Measles. Treatment for the rubella virus is a vaccine.
German measles or Rubela is caused by a special type of microbe called as 'Virus'.
How long is rubella contagious?
The disease is contagious for about one week before the onset of symptoms and for about one week after the rash appears.
What must you do if you have German measles and you are pregnant?
First and foremost, you need to contact your obstetrician. Treatment is dependent upon which trimester the patient is in. German measles are a very significant condition during pregnancy because it can attack the central nervous system and cause birth defects.
