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Rubella
* Is most dangerous for women who are pregnant.
* are diseases
  - viral infection
* can also affect a child's brain, and difficulties can vary from mild to severe
  - be a severe illness in adults
* can also cause brain swelling or a problem with bleeding
  - severe congenital infections
  - spread by direct contact with fluids from the nose or throat of an infected person
  - badly damage a baby during pregnancy
* can cause birth defects in unborn babies
  - defects, especially if contracted during the first trimester
* can cause congenital fetal defects if it infects pregnant women
  - malformations if a pregnant woman is exposed to it
  - deformities in babies if acquired during pregnancy
  - fetal anomalies if contracted in the early months of pregnancy
  - miscarriage or birth defects if a pregnant women is infected
  - serious problems to an unborn baby
  - last a little over a week
* causes a trivial illness in children and a slightly more troublesome one in adults
  - rash, mild fever, and swollen glands, and in rare cases causes, arthritis
* common childhood disease.
* contagious illness caused by a virus.
* disease that is often mild in nature.
* generally mild viral illness.
* has many health implications in pregnant women.
* highly infectious disease which mostly affects children, adolescents and young adults.
* is an infection that primarily affects the skin and lymph glands.
* is caused by a virus
  - the rubella virus
  - dangerous to unborn babies and can cause severe birth defects
  - easy to prevent with vaccine
  - especially dangerous in pregnant women
  - found worldwide
* is generally a mild illness which characteristically produces a rash
  - infectious viral illness spread by airborne droplets
  - less contagious than measles
  - mild viral illness associated with fever and a generalized rash
  - most common during winter and spring
  - now very rare because of widespread compliance with childhood immunization programs
* is spread by direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected individuals
  - the cough, saliva or mucus of a person who has it
* is usually a mild disease
  - illness, especially in children
  - very contagious
* is very dangerous in pregnant women because it can harm the fetus
  - serious if it occurs in pregnancy
* mild but very contagious disease that is preventable with a vaccine
  - childhood disease which requires no treatment
* mild disease for children to cope with and is usually called German Measles
  - in kids
  - rash illness caused by a virus
* mild, highly contagious illness that is caused by a virus.
* occurs more frequently in winter and spring
  - often in the winter and spring months
* re-emerging infection.
* relatively mild disease but if contracted by a pregnant woman can have severe effects.
* remains endemic in many countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
* replicates to a high titre.
* tends to occur in epidemics in the community.
* very contagious childhood rash illness caused by a virus.
* viral disease characterized by a fever, swollen lymph glands and a skin rash
  - slight fever, rash and swollen glands
  - spread by air-born droplets or close contact to an infected person
  - illness characterized by cold-like symptoms with an associated rash
  - infection that can occur in children and adults
* virus that spreads from one infected person to another through respiratory secretions.

### condition | illness | disease | communicable disease | contagion | rubella:

Maternal rubella
* causes loss of hearing, loss of sight, and sometimes heart defects as well.
* destroys eyes as well as hearts and brains.