NOUN
- a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
How To Use German measles In A Sentence
- Rubella is just another name for German measles.
- The next epidemic of German measles is expected in 1970 or 1971. Helping the Mentally Retarded
- Remember our war hysteria, when we called sauerkraut ‘Liberty cabbage’ and somebody actually proposed calling German measles ‘Liberty measles’? 400 (minus 1) - The Panda's Thumb
- It gives protection against measles, mumps and German measles. The Sun
- Fever is sometimes absent in German measles; usually it ranges about 100° F., rarely over 102° F. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)
- And where did German measles go? Times, Sunday Times
- Rubella is just another name for German measles.
- The mumps vaccine is contained in a combination vaccine called MMR (measles, mumps and rubella, which is also known as German measles). MMR: Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine
- There are fears that cases of rubella, also known as german measles, will increase owing to declining rates of vaccination with MMR, leaving mothers-to-be at risk of catching it from children.
- Adults are often immune to German measles.
