Rubella epidemic rages in Vietnam hub

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Rubella epidemic rages in Vietnam hub

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</TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR><TR><TD class=cap align=left colSpan=2></TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Over 400 workers at an export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City are suffering from rubella, an infectious disease that causes rashes, fever, and sore throat, the city health department said Tuesday. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>

The city was in the throes of an epidemic, just like last year, which was sweeping the Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in District 7 and a number of schools, the department said further.
Since the disease can affect the fetus, the department director, Dr Nguyen The Dung, cautioned all pregnant women contracting the disease to visit the Tu Du Maternity hospital for checkup.
But he also told people not to worry too much or take vaccinations indiscriminately.
Also on Tuesday the department and the city preventive health center visited the zone and its workers? houses to implement preventive measures.
Rubella ? commonly known as German measles ? is a contagious disease, transmitted through secretions from the nose and throat, that primarily affects the skin and lymph nodes.
Reported by Thanh Tung ? Translated by Hoang Bao​

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