There was once a rubella epidemic in Beijing, China, caused by the genotype 1E rubella virus from the year 2007-2011. It is not a very lethal disease, the symptoms are usually mild fever and rash in adults and children, but rubella is very dangerous for a fetus. If the fetus is infected with this disease, it can cause stillbirth, miscarriage, fetal death, or a child born with serious birth defects including deafness, heart problems, developmental disabilities, and cataracts. Other symptoms for rubella are joint aches, headache, runny nose, sore throat, and reddened eyes. Rubella is transmitted by direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected individuals. It can also be transmitted by breathing in droplets that are sprayed into the air when an infected person sneezes, coughs, or talks. The biggest reason that people caught this disease was because they were not vaccinated for this disease. If a person is vaccinated for rubella the chances of catching it is very low.
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