Discover how the MMR vaccine prevents measles, mumps, and rubella. Learn who should get it and when, and why a myth persists ...

My twelve-month-old son has just had a case of German measles. We had decided to go ahead with the MMR vaccine, but since he has had one of the diseases we're not sure what to do.

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This mild infection can have grave results during pregnancy. In 1964 an epidemic in the U.S. caused defects in 20,000 infants. Isolation of the virus has led to intensive efforts to develop a safe ...

and it is sometimes called red measles to differentiate it from the much milder rubella, or German measles. After spreading across North Africa to Europe during the 16th century measles was ...

I was in the early stage of pregnancy with my first child, Joy, when I was exposed to a patient who was suspected of having German measles, also called rubella. Unfortuantely, I did not know this ...

For example, rubella, or German measles, can be dangerous for pregnant women and their babies. Yet pregnant women cannot be immunized against the disease because the vaccine contains a weakened ...

Students are reminded to submit proof of immunizations against rubeola (10-day measles), rubella (German measles), mumps, meningitis, diphtheria and tetanus to the PUSH immunization portal by June 30 ...

The province sent out a notification on Tuesday warning the public of five confirmed cases of measles in southern Manitoba ...

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 ...