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Vaccination, German measles: See Immunization, MMR.
Get the facts on German measles (rubella) symptoms (red rash), causes (virus), infection during pregnancy and MMR vaccination. Learn how the disease is spread.
The rubella vaccine is a live attenuated (weakened) virus which is usually given as part of the MMR vaccine (protecting against measles, mumps, and rubella).
Questions & Answers. When did vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella become available? The first measles vaccines (an inactivated and a live virus product) became ...
Vaccine Basics. Rubella, also known as German measles, is usually mild in children. But for adults — especially pregnant women — rubella can cause serious consequences.
Measles vaccine is usually administered as MMR, a combination vaccine that provides ... diseases often confused with measles include roseola and rubella (German measles).