After the recent article on measles, I received an inquiry from a reader who wanted to know about the relationship between measles and rubella, sometimes called German measles, so I thought that would ...

The 1963-65 U.S. epidemic of rubella, or German measles, was a national disaster. Rubella virus is as deadly as thalidomide for the unborn, and the epidemic left an estimated 30,000 babies marred for ...

A Central Texas school district notified local families last week about a confirmed case of Rubella, also known as "German measles." A letter from Mexia ISD stated that a nurse within the district had ...

An international team developed a new model, based on a case study of Nigeria, that may help public health officials accelerate the introduction of rubella vaccination in countries that have yet to do ...

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses. By Apoorva Mandavilli There were more than ...

Symptoms of rubella during pregnancy include a fever, a rash, and a sore throat. However, many people with rubella do not display symptoms and may not know they have the infection. Since the rubella ...

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with ...

If a pregnant woman contracts rubella in the first 17 weeks of pregnancy, then the risk for congenital rubella in the newborn — which may entail spontaneous abortion, intrauterine death, or severe ...