Rubella: Diagnosis and Treatment
DIAGNOSIS
Rubella can be very easily confused with measles or scarlet fever. Hence, it is necessary to differentiate laboratory studies. These samples are taken from the throat secretions or blood.
TREATMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended to prevent, so you have to vaccinate children with a specific vaccine against rubella. This applies to years of age and is reinforced during the first year of Basic Education Bivirica vaccine (Measles and Rubella).Pregnant women should avoid exposure to the virus, having contact with sick people, mainly during the first trimester of pregnancy, as there is 80 to 90% chance that the fetus is born with a congenital malformation, or this spontaneous abortion or stillbirth.
The risk drops to about 10% if the pregnant woman is infected in week 16, and malformations are rare if the infection occurs after 20 weeks.
Drug treatment is symptomatic and some doctors recommend the use of antiviral drugs to shorten the period of state.