The worrisome thing here is for the very newly pregnant women (might not even know of their condition) who have NOT received immunity either through disease or vaccination. For all others, the disease is usually quite mild, and no long term effects happen. Unlike some other communicable diseases, rubella is not usually more dangerous to the very young or old.
If it will give any comfort to any involved, here is a quote from a professional textbook I use in my work:
"Postnatal (rubella) infection occurs infrequently in children less than 1 year of age because of passively acquired maternal antibodies. The predominant age of infection is 5 to 14 years old, and more than half of those with infections are asymptomatic. Postnatal rebella is a self-limited, mild viral infection associated with an evanescent rash, shotty adenopathy, and low-grade transient fever."
Ruth
If it will give any comfort to any involved, here is a quote from a professional textbook I use in my work:
"Postnatal (rubella) infection occurs infrequently in children less than 1 year of age because of passively acquired maternal antibodies. The predominant age of infection is 5 to 14 years old, and more than half of those with infections are asymptomatic. Postnatal rebella is a self-limited, mild viral infection associated with an evanescent rash, shotty adenopathy, and low-grade transient fever."
Ruth
