A viral disease milder than measles, but that can be damaging to the fetus during the first trimester; Also called: rubella.
Or rubella; Mild, communicable virus disease, usually caught by children. It is marked by a sore throat, pinkish rash, and slight fever, and has an incubation period of two to three weeks. If a woman contracts it in the first three months of pregnancy, it may cause serious damage to the unborn child.
For this reason immunization is recommended for girls.

ETYM New Lat., from Latin rubellus reddish.
An acute specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; Also called German measles.
Technical term for German measles.
German measles.