Rubella

Question 1

How is Rubella transmitted, what is its incubation period, and how does a child infected with Rubella compare to a child infected with measles?

Answer 1

1. respiratory droplets
2. two to three weeks
3. much more systemically well

Question 2

What is this a presentation of?
Mild. Pyrexia, coryza, arthralgia, suboccipital and postauricular lymphadenopathy, maculopapular pink rash starting on face and spreading to Trunk and extremities.

Answer 2

Rubella

Question 3

How is Rubella diagnosed?

Answer 3

Clinical findings, confirm based on anti-Rubella antibodies in blood.

Question 4

What is the management for rubella?

Answer 4

Conservatives and supportive

Question 5

What are the complications of rubella?

Answer 5

1. Eye anomalies in first 4 weeks of life
2. cardiac abnormalities in weeks 4 to 8
3. deafness in weeks 8 to 12