Its symptoms are fever, rash, and swollen glands.
Most cases are mild.
In populations that have not been immunized, rubella occurs most often in childhood. Now that most children in B.C. are immunized, rubella is not reported very often in B.C. children. However, teenage and adult infections still happen. Rubella is usually a mild illness. Symptoms may include a rash, slight fever, joint aches, headache, discomfort, runny nose and reddened eyes.