rubella
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An acute specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; -- called also German measles.
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A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella virus (MMR) vaccine.
Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccinations dropped 50 percent from Feb. 16 to April 5, diphtheria and whooping cough shots fell 42 percent, and HPV vaccines plunged 73 percent, reports.
By Victor Barreiro Jr/Rappler.com – Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has set up for the delivery of 5 million doses of measles and rubella vaccine to victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan).
In addition to all three of these being very uncomfortable illnesses, rubella, (aka, German measles) can cause birth defects, while a mumps infection increases miscarriage risk and measles ups the odds of preterm birth or a low-birth-weight baby.
He further said that when pregnant women contacts Rubella, they have a high degree of suffering from attack which is called Congenial Rubella Syndrome (CRS) that will lead the child to be born disabled.
Dr Rahul Chandra, who had visited Phoklong village where three children reportedly died of Measles, opined that the only solution to control the Measles and Rubella is to get every child vaccinated.