Difference between chickenpox and rubella.

Rubella manifests itself in the form of a pink rash, and is also characterized by the appearance of generalized lymphadenopathy, mild catarrhal symptoms and hyperemia of the pharynx.

Rubella

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  1. spots and crusts and bubbles. With rubella, only a pinkish rash can be observed.
  2. With chickenpox, temperatures can rise up to 40 ° C, with rubella the temperature occasionally reaches 39 ° C.
  3. With chickenpox, the rash is smeared with brilliant green, with rubella this is not required.
  4. The rubella virus is dangerous for the fetus, the chickenpox virus is not particularly dangerous for pregnant women.
  5. Chickenpox can be complicated by skin inflammation, but rubella does not.
  6. Chickenpox rarely goes away with catarrhal symptoms; with rubella, redness of the pharynx, catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, and generalized lymphadenopathy are almost always present.
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