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Discover how the MMR vaccine prevents measles, mumps, and rubella. Learn who should get it and when, and why a myth persists linking the vaccine to autism.
Texas Department of State Health Services has disputed a case of rubella in Texas, after Mexia ISD notified local families of a confirmed case.
Discover how the MMR vaccine prevents measles, mumps, and rubella. Learn who should get it and when, and why a myth persists linking the vaccine to autism.
Rubella, rubeola, and roseola are different viral infections that cause symptoms, such as rashes and fever. However, they have unique characteristics and causes. Read more.
A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. As the measles outbreak in Texas spreads, attention is turning to what is commonly called the MMR vaccine.
This report discusses the accomplishments of the rubella vaccination program in Costa Rica and the challenges posed by rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in the future.
Mexia ISD clarifies a reported measles case was actually rubella, following a miscommunication. Rubella is rare and less severe, but poses risks to pregnant women.
However, rubella (German measles) is a different disease, and immunity to one does not ensure immunity to the other.
Infectious disease experts readily acknowledge that the mumps portion of the vaccine isn't as good as the measles or rubella portions.
Provincial health departments have assured South Africans that the Rubella outbreak across the country will not be the Grinch that steals Christmas. They have however urged the public to present ...