Rubella is a contagious viral infection with mild symptoms
associated with a rash, fever, headache and runny nose. It can be
transmitted to a fetus by a mother with an active infection.
Another name for rubella is German measles.
Review Date: 01/24/2011
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
