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Offers resources on rubella or German measles (a disease caused by a rubivirus) including signs and symptoms, causes and prevention, immunization and vaccines, treatment, and the related health issues and concerns.
Measles, also known as "Red Measles" or Rubeola, is a very easily spread respiratory infection caused by a virus. It usually occurs in young children, but anyone who is not protected can be infected with measles. Read on for information on how you get measles, who is at risk, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
Source: City of Toronto
Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus, a togavirus of the genus rubivirus. Although usually a mild febrile disease in children, when contracted by women during early pregnancy, rubella frequently leads to a serious and sometimes fatal condition in the unborn child, known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Measles updates 1995 to 1997.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
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