Rubella - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
网页2017年8月26日 · Rubella is a contagious viral disease, which occurs most often in children. The virus is transmitted via the respiratory route, and symptoms usually appear 2-3 weeks after exposure. In children, the disease is usually mild, with low fever, nausea and a transient rash. Adults may develop arthritis and painful joints. Infection during early …
Americas region is declared the world's first to eliminate rubella
网页2015年4月29日 · Before mass-scale rubella vaccination, an estimated 16,000 to more than 20,000 children were born with CRS each year in Latin America and the Caribbean, while more than 158,000 rubella cases were reported in 1997 alone. In the United States, 20,000 infants were born with CRS during the last major rubella outbreak (1964-65). A Pan …
Measles/Rubella bi-Weekly Bulletin - PAHO
网页2024年8月23日 · 8. 9. ›. ». The Measles/Rubella Bulletin provides information on cases of suspected measles, such as the number of cases reported by country and their final diagnoses (data since 1995). In addition, surveillance indicators are monitored and published in this bulletin. The weekly bulletin is prepared from the weekly reports sent by …
Case Investigation Form - Measles/Rubella - PAHO
网页2009年2月26日 · Case Investigation Form - Measles/Rubella. Download (101.93 KB) Complete this form for any person in whom a health worker suspects measles or rubella infection or a patient with fever and rash. The health worker should attempt to collect epidemiological and clinical data, as well as a blood sample, on the first contact with the …
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RUBELLA - PAHO
网页Rubella vaccines are available in monovalent preparations (vaccine targeting only one pathogen) or, more frequent-ly, in combination with other vaccines, such as the meas-les, mumps, and rubella (MMR) MMR vaccine. Two doses at 12 MONTHS and 18 MONTHS. Rubella is a CONTAGIOUS VIRAL INFECTION, which mainly affects children and young …
Measles - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
网页2024年9月27日 · Measles is a highly contagious viral disease, which affects mostly children. It is transmitted via droplets from the nose, mouth, or throat of infected persons. Initial symptoms, which usually appear 10-12 days after infection, include high fever, runny nose, bloodshot eyes, and tiny white spots on the inside of the mouth. Several days later, a …
Regional Framework for the Monitoring and Re-Verification of
网页2022年2月24日 · The Regional Framework is based on ongoing country experiences in sustaining disease elimination, as well as the Region’s experiences in maintaining polio and smallpox elimination. Lessons from these experiences are highlighted below, with emphasis on their implications for maintaining measles and rubella elimination.
Immunization - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
网页2021年4月23日 · Immunization is the process whereby a person is made resistant to a disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease. Immunization prevents diseases, disabilities, and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), …
Measles and rubella risk assessment tool - PAHO
网页The risk assessment tool detects areas not meeting the programmatic targets to sustain measles and rubella elimination. With these results, the country can prioritize the areas for intervention, to close the identified gaps in vaccination and epidemiological surveillance. It is recommended that the analysis unit of the risk assessment tool be ...
What does rubella equivocal mean? - Answers
网页2023年9月7日 · Rubella IgG is a specific antibody which our body's defenses has produced in response to a prior exposure, in this case, the virus Rubella. Rubella IgG was 19.4 what does it mean?