rubella

[ roo-bel-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a usually mild contagious viral disease characterized by fever, mild upper respiratory congestion, and a fine red rash lasting a few days: if contracted by a woman during early pregnancy, it may cause serious damage to the fetus.

rubella

/ ruːˈbɛlə /

noun

1. a mild contagious viral disease, somewhat similar to measles, characterized by cough, sore throat, skin rash, and occasionally vomiting. It can cause congenital defects if caught during the first three months of pregnancy Also calledGerman measles

rubella

/ ro̅o̅-bĕl′ə /

1. See German measles

rubella

1. See German measles .

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubella¹

1880–85; < New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of Latin rubellus reddish, derivative of ruber red ¹; for formation castellum

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubella¹

C19: from New Latin, from Latin rubellus reddish, from rubeus red

Example Sentences

They had a pretty bad resistance coming from some of the local Muslim leaders in an MR, measles rubella campaign, a few years ago, and it really undermined acceptance and totally disrupted this nationwide effort.

From Nautilus

No safety steps were skipped, says Stanley Plotkin, emeritus professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, who is perhaps best known for his work developing the rubella vaccine.

From Science News

Its universal immunization program, against diseases like measles, rubella, and tuberculosis, is among the most robust in the world, with the drive against polio often cited as a success.

From Quartz

In some parts of Italy, vaccine coverage was very low, not only for measles, mumps, and rubella but also for polio—not even reaching 80 percent in some areas, which is unbelievable.

From Nautilus

In this case, proteins found in pneumococcal vaccines and, to a lesser degree, ones found in Hib and rubella vaccines as well look like several proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

From No Straight News

This happens, for instance, in one out of five vaccinations against rubella.

From The Daily Beast

From 1962-1965, there was a worldwide epidemic of rubella, the so-called “German measles.”

From The Daily Beast

It is currently administered as one of the components of the MMR vaccine (along with measles and rubella).

From The Daily Beast

So too with rubella: the U.S. was certified as rubella-free in 2004, meaning that no cases were seen in persons residing here.

From The Daily Beast

Thus the infants likely exposed countless health-care workers to large amounts of rubella virus.

From The Daily Beast

German measles, or rubella, is a distinct disease and has nothing to do with ordinary measles.

From Project Gutenberg