What you need to know Has your child ever had chickenpox? Learn about the possible causes, symptoms, and treatments for ...

ANSWER: If you were born before 1957, you are likely (but not 100% sure) to be immune to measles (sometimes called red measles) and mumps. However, rubella (German measles) is a different disease ...

The United States has been shocked by a surge in measles cases with more than 100 incidents in January alone. This, however, is much less worrisome than a current outbreak in Germany. While ...

Measles (middle Dutch or High Middle German, masel, meaning blemish or blood blister) is a highly contagious, ...

The MMR vaccine is a powerful tool to prevent three highly contagious viral diseases: measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles). Thanks to the MMR vaccine, introduced in 1963, these serious ...

German measles is officially gone from North and South America, the first region to rid itself of the disease, health officials announced Wednesday. Vaccines against German measles were first ...

4 month old baby girl with eye and ear defects because mother had German Measles. HENRY GROSKINSKY—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images. By Eliza Berman. February 2, 2015 4:20 PM EST.

Peace, love and freedom from the rubella virus — a.k.a. the German measles — finally arrived in 1969 when a rubella vaccine first came onto the scene.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) ---There's been a lot of talk about measles lately. Some are asking what about German measles, and wondering what the difference is. When you get the MMR Vaccine -- that will ...

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 ...