As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious disease to ...

Medically reviewed by Deeptej Singh, MD Viral exanthem (viral rash) is a skin condition that develops because of a viral infection like chickenpox, rubella, or measles. Rashes from viral ...

An exanthem is any eruptive skin rash that may be associated with fever or other systemic symptoms. Causes include infectious pathogens, medication reactions and, occasionally, a combination of ...

If a woman gets rubella while she is pregnant, she could have a miscarriage or her baby may be born with serious birth defects. Rubella is spread from person to person through airborne droplets.

At the time that I write this, there is no rubella outbreak in the U.S., but if there is, the advice will be similar to demonstrate immunity to rubella as it is for measles.

At the time that I write this, there is no rubella outbreak in the U.S., but if there is, the advice will be similar to demonstrate immunity to rubella as it is for measles.