Rubella

Rubella is a contagious disease caused by a virus. Most people who get rubella usually have a mild illness, with symptoms that can include a low-grade fever, sore throat, and a rash that starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. Rubella can cause a miscarriage or serious birth defects in a developing baby if a woman is infected while she is pregnant. The best protection against rubella is MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine.
Rubella is a highly contagious viral disease, it can spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Symptoms

Skin rash and redness

  • Painless

common

Fever

  • Greater than or equal to 38°C (100.4°F), Less than 38°C (100.4°F)

common

Joint pain

  • Elbows, Shoulder pain that doesn't radiate, At hip

  • Knees, At wrist, In fingers

common

Itchy skin

  • At upper extremity, Buttocks, At back, At chest, At lower extremity

common

Enlarged or swollen lymph nodes

  • Above collar bones, Behind the ears

common

Feeling agitated

Runny nose

or Cough with mucus or without mucus

Red eye

  • Both eyes

Headache

Pain in testicles

Risk factors

No MMR vaccination

Travel from or to an endemic area of Rubella

Treatment
There is no specific medicine to treat Rubella or make the disease go away faster. In many cases, symptoms are mild. For others, mild symptoms can be managed with bed rest and medicines for fever, such as acetaminophen. If you are concerned about your symptoms or your child's symptoms, contact your doctor.
Recommended specialist

If you have Rubella, then a visit to an infectious disease specialist is highly recommended.

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