Rubella is a non-dangerous disease for children caused by the rubella virus and transmitted by droplet infection. The disease breaks out after 14 to 21 days and can be transmitted to others from the seventh day after infection.
After a fleeting sign of a cold (limb pain, malaise), bright red, tiny, individual rashes appear that begin to appear behind the ears and spread across the face, neck, torso, arms and legs. After about ten days, the rashes disappear again in the same order. Some children have a slight fever. Redness is characterized by painful swelling of the lymph nodes on both sides of the neck - you can feel them like a string of pearls. The risk of infection passes ten days after the onset of the rash.
Rubella is very dangerous for pregnant women: the virus can cause severe developmental abnormalities in the unborn baby.
Does the child need to see a doctor?
Talk to your doctor to confirm the diagnosis.
So the doctor helps
There is no special therapy. Your doctor advises you not to let your baby come into contact with expectant mothers.
That's how you help the child
& # 8226; It is not necessary to keep the baby in the house, but you should avoid the proximity of unknown women with it, so do not take it with you after shopping.
& # 8226; Friends who have already gotten over rubella can come play.
& # 8226; A reliable protection against rubella is vaccination from the 15th month onwards. Vaccination should be resumed between the ages of 10 and 12.
