Japan’s First Quarter Rubella Cases Double Last Year’s Figures
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
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The number of cases of rubella, which can have effects on babies if pregnant women are infected, have reached twice the figures of last year in the first quarter of 2013 in Japan.
The number of cases of rubella, which can have effects on babies if pregnant women are infected, have reached twice the figures of last year in the first quarter of 2013 in Japan. According to an expert, the risk of infection could increase further as people are moving around during the Golden Week holiday period. Rubella, which appears as a rash and fever and can spread through coughing and sneezing, can cause faults in a baby’s eyes, ears, and heart if the pregnant mother is infected. The National Institute of Diseases hopes vaccines can be administered quickly as the peak of period of infections is still to come in June.(Click Here For More – Japanese Language
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“Rubella Patients Double The Number From Last Year” - nhk.or.jp 04/30/201