Often, the symptoms of German measles are mild and therefore go unnoticed. Symptoms may appear 2 to 3 weeks after a person is exposed to the virus that causes measles, and they can last from 3 to ...

Rubella is another name for German measles. Symptoms can include a low-grade fever, rash, cough, sore throat, joint pain, headache, swollen lymph nodes, runny nose and red, watery eyes, according ...

The rubella virus is the infectious agent for German measles. Estimates are that 25-50% of infected folks don’t ever have symptoms. The disease produced is mostly mild with an initial sore ...

INFECTIOUS DISEASES Spring 1964 is the best of times for a German measles party. The rules call for lots of kissing games in an unventilated room, so that all the little boys and, more especially, ...

Rubella is caused by a virus different from measles, but symptoms are similar. The best protection against both viruses is the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR or MMRV), according to San ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measles symptoms typically start within 7-14 days of exposure, but also have been known to appear as long as 21 days after initial ...

The measles rash usually doesn’t appear for more than a week after someone has been exposed. Other symptoms are better early indicators of a potential measles case, health experts say.

It is also called German measles or three-day measles. In most people, rubella causes mild or no symptoms, but it can cause serious problems for unborn babies whose mothers become infected during ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read a recent column of yours in which you said that everyone who is my age can assume we’ve had measles. I remember having measles when I was in the second grade but have a ...

A Central Texas school district notified local families last week about a confirmed case of Rubella, also known as "German measles." A letter from Mexia ISD stated that a nurse within the district ...