Baby Infectious Disease - Rubella (German Measles)

Rubella has an incubation period of 14 to 21 days. It is often difficult to diagnose in baby and is frequently confused with measles, roseola, an allergy or a viral rash.

Immunization against this disease is included with the measles / mumps immunization at 12 months (may differ, depend on your state policy).

The baby may have cold symptoms. The rash rapidly spreads over his arms and body. It appears as small, pink, separate dots unlike the measles rash that is red and blotchy. It only last three days. The most reliable sign of rubella is swollen glands at the back of the neck and behind the ears.

If a pregnant woman comes into contact with a child with rubella, she should consult her doctor to have her immunity to rubella checked. If the woman has good immunity to rubella, then there should be no risk to her baby.

Read more on Baby Infectious Diseases : Chicken pox, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Roseola, Whooping Cough