Rubella vaccine is

Rubella vaccine is usually given to children under five twice, first at the age of 12-15 months and 4-6 years. However, if the vaccine is given outside the recommended vaccine is also safe distance between the origin of the first and second vaccine more than 28 days.

Rubella vaccine is very safe provided in a healthy person. The vaccine is very useful to protect the exposed Rubella during pregnancy especially. One source said the level keberhasilanya more than 95%.

Akan mencul may be redness or swelling or pain at the injection of vaccine. Some people may arise akan fever The speck-The speck or redness. May also menyebakan painful joints in a few days.

Which is not recommended given the vaccine were difficult breathing symptoms occur or deviation in the skin or swelling after oral history of Rubella or MMR vaccine before. Also not recommended to people who have diseases that are associated with the immune system such as people with HIV AIDS. (Pandu Diputra)

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Make sure your child is getting Rubella vaccine (MMR)

Avoid to go out to places that you can not make sure that does not fell ill penghuninya Rubella virus. Avoid also to travel to foreign countries in which many of Rubella virus infected.

Make sure your children also have the other get Rubella vaccine (MMR). Family members also need to have adults involved is that they are immune to Rubella, if not, there is a possibility for them to relate to you.

Head to ask divaksin after birth to prevent the next pregnancy if you have not divaksin. The vaccine is quite safe provided at the time of breastfeeding. Only note that you must, you can not get pregnant again for a month (approximately 28 days) after the vaccine. This is your part to prevent pregnancy at this time.

Rubella virus if exposure occurred in the first four weeks of pregnancy on the mother who has not been immune, can cause infection in the fetus is called Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). Classic sign that arise in the fetus is infected during early pregnancy are cataracts, heart disease, deaf and other symptoms. This is due to occur in early pregnancy establishment organs important for babies.
Factors that determine the level of disability in the infant is at the occurrence of infection exposure. If going on the first 3 months, 50% infected fetus likely follow, but if it happens on the second 3 months, only one per three babies who will likely participate infected.

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Prevent before pregnancy

If you are planning a pregnancy that you have examined themselves to health professionals related to your disease. Blood that you can be a guide if you are already immune (immune) against Rubella or not. If you had previously with this virus or been divaksin virus containing this component, then your body will respond with the antibody to form a substance memhabisi virus. If in the future, you fell ill Rubella virus again, your body already recognizes it. With this introduction, your body will quickly snuff out the virus berespon before this virus cause illness in your body.

This antibody substances that can be a criterion whether your body enough to poten immune against Rubella virus. Usually, the antibody in your body several times akan dites. If you keep the amount of antibody in the test several times, the show has been going infection occurs, and you can breathe relieved to proceed to the stage of pregnancy. However, if the changes occur, you may be still in a state of being infected. You implement recommended treatment before proceeding to the next stage.

However, if the negative result, meaning that you have never been exposed to this disease and your body is not immune terhadapnya. It is very advisable to do Rubella vaccine at least one month before you move to the stage of pregnancy. Rubella vaccine is usually combined with measles and mumps vaccine to the MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)

During Pregnancy
If you already terlanjur pregnant, but do not test for Rubella immunity, flee contact your health professional. Your health professional will test your blood, as was discussed above. If you are already immune, you can continue with the pregnancy quiet. But if you're not immune, there are many things you should note. First, the MMR vaccine can not be given if you are pregnant. You can do only as much as possible to avoid exposure to this disease.

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Rubella (German Measles) are: acute viral disease that attacks both children, adults with the common symptoms of which include The speck on the skin r

In Indonesia, the disease began to spread back to the Rubella. Previously, it was said that this disease is the number to decrease its occurrence in Indonesia. However, in Bogor in June month ago found 108 children exposed to positive and Rubella has been expressed as the extraordinary incident (KLB) by the City Health Office Bogor.

In fact what is called the Rubella? Rubella or German Measles is often called is acute viral disease that attacks both children and adults with the common symptoms of which include The speck on the skin redness, fever and lymph gland enlargement (lymphadenopathy).

Symptoms
The speck of red are usually caused from the face ago spread to the stem body. While the lymph gland that usually get involved and lymph gland located behind the ear (postauricular), cervix (suboccipital) and neck (cervical).

Compared to children, if the virus attacks the adults usually have a more serious symptoms. Peritonitis may be accompanied by eye (conjunctivitis), a heavy cold (coryza) and the joint inflammation (arthritis). Joint inflammation is more common in women.

However, this disease is an infection usually does not usually show symptoms of clinical meaning. Symptoms that appear only as weak, not appetite, slight fever. The virus is spread through close contact (close contact) between individuals such as people living with the same house. Coughing and sneezing can also help the spread of this virus if the person is already infected.

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