RUBELLA VIRUS

MODE OF TRANSMISSION

• Inhalation via respiratory secretions.
• Fomites
• Transplacental

SYMPTOMS

• Generally asymptomatic and non-specific.
• Symptoms like fever, rash, enlargement of lymph node, malaise, leukopenia.

EFFECTS

• Fetal death
• Congenital birth defects.
• Mental retardation and anatomical defects.
• Cataract or glaucoma.
• Congenital heart disease.
• Neonatal purpura.
• Blindness
• Damage to the fetus is indirectly proportional to the age of gestation
• Maximum damage during the first trimester

| Toxoplasma Gondii | Rubella | Cytomegalo Virus | Herpes simplex virus |