Rubella
BlakeJohnson
Birth Defect of Rubella
Treatments/ testing
-can not be treated with antibiotics, relieve minor discomfort take acetaminophen, ibuprofen. -Blood test detects antibodies that kills rubella virus.
Caused by:
rubella virus, Congenital rubella syndrome in developing babies
Outlook:
have 1 in 4 chance of delivering a baby with birth defects if they become infected during early pregnancy.
Complications
- Growth retardation
- Cataracts
- Deafness
- Congenital heart defects
- Defects in other organs
- Mental retardation