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Definition of German measles

1. 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.

Definition of German measles

1. Noun. (disease) rubella Rubella ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of German measles

1. Rubella is another term for German measles, an acute viral illness that starts as an upper respiratory infection and evolves into a generalised rash. Immunisation is advisable (MMR vaccine). Testing for Rubella antibody titres is performed routinely in pregnant females as a check for German measles immunity. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of German Measles

Literary usage of German measles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"The cause of German measles is not known. Prevention is the same »3 for measles. Clement Dukes described two forms of German measles, one of fi. ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1874)
"The premonitory fever in German measles ia generally mild, and resembles in many subjects, though not in duration, that of common measles. ..."

3. The Care and Feeding of Children: A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and by Luther Emmett Holt (1917)
"What is German measles? German measles, or rubella, is a distinct disease and has nothing to do with ordinary measles. It is extremely rare for a child to ..."

4. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody; an Invaluable Collection by A W Chase, William Wesley Cook (1920)
"German measles is a form of rash which looks like measles or scarlet fever, but is not. as a rule, accompanied by fever. It lasts three or four days, ..."

5. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1911)
"German measles is an acute contagious exanthem which resembles in some of its features ... German measles, however, is an independent specific disease: its ..."

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