Prevalence of Rubella Virus Infection among Pregnant Women Accessing Antenatal Clinic at Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nigeria

The virus which has an incubation period of 2 – 3 weeks is transmitted through the respiratory route ( WHO, 2011; Kolawole et al., 2014; Mounerou et al., 2015).The disease is characterized by a rash and lymphadenopathy that affects children and young adults. It is the mildest of common viral exanthema (Al-Rubaiet al., 2010).Rubella has symptoms are similar to that flu, however, the primary symptom of rubella virus infection is the appearance of rash (exanthema) on the face which spreads to the trunk and usually fades after three days. Other symptoms include low-grade fever, swollen glands (sub occipital and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 6 (2016) pp. 171-178 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com