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RUBELLA
TYPE
RNA virus
Droplet spread
Incubation 16-21 days
MATERNAL ILLNESS
FEBRILE
MACULAR RASH
Contagious 8 days before AND after rash onset
lYMPHADENOPATHY
Primary infection offers lifelong immunity
FETAL ILLNESS
1st Trimester
Risk Major defects
Cataracts
Heart defects
IUGR
Hepatomegaly
Thrombocytopenia
Menatl retardation
12-16 weeks +
Sensorineural deafness
SCREENING
Booking visit for IgG
If +ve screen for IgM
Confirms recent infection
VACCINATION
MMR
1-2 yr olds
Live attenuated
Non immune
During pregnancy
Or if planning conception within 3months of vaccine
MANAGEMENT
Ensure immunity
congenital infection follows primary maternal infction
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