Hello doctor. My test result is negative for Rubella IgM and positive for IgG (1189.3). Is my pregnancy okay? Thank you, doctor.

Rubella (also known as German measles) is an infectious disease caused by the rubella virus (RNA virus similar to Rubivirus of the Togaviridae family). The disease is transmitted from sick people, virus carriers to healthy people through the respiratory tract or from mother to fetus.

Rubella is spread through the respiratory tract, when you breathe in small droplets from an infected person’s nose and throat. These droplets containing the virus can also land on the skin, clothing, and objects around the infected person. If you have never had rubella or have not been vaccinated, you can get the virus through close contact with an infected person.