German Measles (medical condition): A contagious viral infection caused by the Rubella virus which produces a rash and lymph node swelling. It can have serious implication in pregnant women as the virus can be transmitted through the placenta and cause serious fetal defects or even fetal death.
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Rubella:
»Introduction: Rubella
»Symptoms of Rubella
»Tests for Rubella
»Treatments for Rubella
German Measles: SYN: rubella.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
German Measles: acute infectious disease caused by the rubella virus and most often affecting children and nonimmune young adults, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and spreads to the lymphatic system; ; usually benign; however transplacental infection of the fetus in the first trimester can cause death or severe developmental abnormalities.
Source: Diseases Database
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for German Measles:
German Measles is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that German Measles, or a subtype of German Measles,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
German Measles: Another name for Rubella (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Rubella
»Symptoms of Rubella
»Treatments for Rubella
German Measles: German Measles is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of German Measles incude:
See full list of 23 symptoms of German Measles (Rubella)
Treatments for German Measles (Rubella) include:
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Treatment of German Measles: For more treatment information about German Measles, see treatment of Rubella (German Measles)
Measles, mumps, and rubella were once very common diseases in the United States, but they have become rare because of the use of vaccines to prevent them. As with many other diseases, measles, mumps, and rubella generally are more severe in adults than in children. Most adults are immune to all three infections because they had them (or a vaccine) as children. (Source: excerpt from Shots for Safety - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)
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