ibit a low-grade fever, upper respiratory symptoms, lymphadenopathy, and malaise before developing a rash. The rash seen in rubella usually begins on the face and then moves progressively down the body, is sometimes itchy, and lasts about three days. The rash is paler than the typical measles rash, and the spots stay distinct from one another.
Lymphadenopathy sometimes begins as early as a week before the rash, and may last for several weeks (CDC 145). The nodes commonly involved are those of the postauricular, posterior cervical and suboccipital regions. Up to 70 percent of adult women may also suffer from arthritis and ar
...