Definition of Rubella. Meaning of Rubella. Synonyms of Rubella

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Definition of Rubella

Rubella
Rubella Ru*bel"la, n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.) An acute specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; -- called also German measles.

Meaning of Rubella from wikipedia

- Rubella, also known as German measles or three-day measles, is an infection caused by the rubella virus. This disease is often mild, with half of people...
- The MMR vaccine is a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles), abbreviated as MMR. The first dose is generally given to children around...
- Rubella is an infection caused by rubella virus. Rubella may also refer to: Rubella virus, the pathogenic agent of rubella Rubella vaccine, a vaccine against...
- Rubella vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rubella. Effectiveness begins about two w****s after a single dose and around 95% of people become immune....
- Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) occurs when a human fetus is infected with the rubella virus (German measles) via maternal-fetal transmission and develops...
- Rubella virus (RuV) is the pathogenic agent of the disease rubella, transmitted only between humans via the respiratory route, and is the main cause of...
- The 1962–1965 rubella epidemic was an outbreak of rubella across Europe and the United States. The Rubella virus, also known as the German measles, is...
- itself and in combinations such as the MMR vaccine (a combination with the rubella vaccine and mumps vaccine) or the MMRV vaccine (a combination of MMR with...
- Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network (GMRLN) to provide laboratory surveillance for measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome. Data from...
- historical cell line used in rubella vaccines was originally obtained from a fetus aborted due to infection with rubella. Rubella during pregnancy can lead...