What is the risk of contracting rubella during pregnancy?

The rubella virus is teratogenic (causes malformations in the fetus), and this may be affected whether or maternal infection is not clinically apparent. The risk of congenital rubella infection only during the primary. Rubella leaves lifelong immunity, although it may occur again after having had the disease or after vaccination. When a second infection during pregnancy is not associated with congenital infection.

The possibilities of infection of the fetus are high when the mother transmitting the virus during the first month of pregnancy and the risk of congenital infection is very low after the third month. Lesions that can present the fetus are at the level of the canal (hearing), vision, central nervous system (meningoencephalitis, mental retardation), growth retardation in the uterus, enlarged the size of the liver and spleen, heart lesions . Leaving residual lesions of rubella are significantly important.

 

 

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