Rubella is a relatively common childhood disease that, when it appears during pregnancy, can cause malformations in the baby such as microcephaly, deafness or changes in the eyes. Therefore, ideally, women should take the vaccine against the disease before becoming pregnant. The rubella vaccine is normally taken in childhood, but women who do not receive […]
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The rubella IgG test is a serological test carried out with the aim of checking whether the person has immunity against the rubella virus or whether they are infected by this virus. This test is mainly requested during pregnancy, as part of prenatal care, and is normally accompanied by IgM measurement for rubella, as this […]
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Rubella is a relatively common childhood disease that, when it appears during pregnancy, can cause malformations in the baby such as microcephaly, deafness or changes in the eyes. Therefore, ideally, women should take the vaccine against the disease before becoming pregnant. The rubella vaccine is normally taken in childhood, but women who do not receive […]
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The main symptoms of rubella are itchy red spots on the skin, general malaise, enlarged neck glands, headache, cough, sneezing, nasal discharge, eye irritation and fever. The first symptoms of rubella can be confused with the flu, as they are more general symptoms, however they progress quickly, and it is important that an infectious disease […]
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Rubella is an infectious disease caused by viruses of the genus Rubivirus which is easily transmitted from person to person through small droplets of saliva, which can end up being distributed in the environment when someone infected with the disease sneezes, coughs or talks, for example. Symptoms of rubella usually appear up to 21 days […]
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