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Yea yea… another plea. Excuse. OK, I’ll confess.

I was ill. Bad flu. Or not. Well, I THOUGHT it was a flu. 3 days later I found out that it was rubella virus. Not dangerous, if you’re not in pregnancy. But the sore throat seemed ready to kill me slowly.

So what kind of thing I was dealing with? Rubella. I told you. The sore throat? Here, when you got infected by those tiny creatures, your body will fight. Some of the army will post on your tonsil. And when they are fighting, your tonsil will get swollen, red, hurt, and you might have difficulty swallowing. There, got it?

Sometimes rubella is known as German measles, but the word "German" has nothing to do with the country. The name likely comes from the Latin term "germanus" meaning "similar." Indeed, rubella and measles (rubeola) share some characteristics, but they’re caused by different viruses.

Rubella and measles are both contagious viral infections best known by the distinctive red rash. However, rubella is neither as infectious nor usually as severe as measles, which is why rubella is also called three-day measles.

There is one important notice: If a pregnant woman contracts rubella, especially during her first trimester, the virus can cause death or serious birth defects in the developing fetus.

Gladly, no pregnant woman I met during this illness. In fact, I’m the only one who got sick here. "They exist around us, the attack depends on your immunity level," a doctor said to me. My baby? Thanks to the antibody in breastmilk, he’s perfectly fine and healthy. Continue reading ‘A Week with Rubella, Thank You’