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German measles

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measles /mea·sles/ (mēz´'lz) rubeola; a highly contagious viral infection, usually of childhood, involving primarily the respiratory tract and reticuloendothelial tissues, marked by an eruption of discrete, red papules, which become confluent, flatten, turn brown, and desquamate.
atypical measles  a form of natural measles infection affecting those who previously received killed measles virus vaccine.
black measles  a severe form in which the eruption is very dark and petechial.
German measles  rubella.
hemorrhagic measles  black m.

Ger·man measles (jûrmn)
n.
See rubella.

German measles.
See rubella.

measles (mē´zlz),
n an infectious disease caused by a virus. There are two types: rubeola and rubella (German measles). Both have oral manifestations. See also spot, Koplik's.
measles, German,
n.pr See rubella.
measles, three-day,
n See rubella.

German measles
Rubella, see there

Patient discussion about German measles.

Q. How expensive is a rubella test? I was told that in order to get a marriage license in Indiana, that my fiancee has to get tested for rubella. I was wondering how to go about doing that and how much a typical test costs. Thank you.

A. the average cost is 21$, and i'm not so sure it's in the way Terrany suggested...if i'm not mistaken, it's an antibody test to see if she is vaccinated or not. and that is a simple blood test:
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/rubella/test.html

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