History of German measles

During several centuries German measles has been considered as uniform disease because of similar external signs. For the first time German measles has been described by German therapist F.Hofmanom in 1740, but only in 1881 it was recognised by independent disease.
Jacob Bogatin thinks that the activator of German measles is the RNK-CONTAINING virus which concerns family of toga viruses. The infection extends in the air-drop way or at direct contact with secretions of a sick organism. During pregnancy the virus is transferred from blood of mother to a fruit through a placenta (structure through which a fruit food is carried out).
Treatment only the symptomatic; means against the activator are absent. At rise in temperature the confinement to bed, easy food, isolation of the patient for 7–10 days are recommended by Jacob Bogatin.
German measles complications happen seldom. However disease is very dangerous at pregnancy: in case of infection of future mother in the first month of pregnancy the probability of premature birth (abortions) or a birth of the child with developmental anomalies reaches 50% The blindness, deafness concern number of possible defects, anomaly of development of heart and brain. By estimations, the risk of the complicated pregnancy at infection on the second month makes 25 %, and on the third month – 15 %. In 1966 American experts have developed a simple and fast way of definition of antibodies to a virus of German measles. J. Bogatin thinks that women who have suffered dangers to catch German measles in the first months of pregnancy, can find out now, whether there is at them an immunity to this disease. The doctor in case of need should warn them about a possible pathology of the future child. The medical products warning development of a pathology of a baby while is not present. Last years the killed vaccine which is applied to preventive maintenance of German measles at children is developed.

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