rubella
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Definition of rubella
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Thus, some well-meaning parents avoid vaccinating their children out of misplaced fear that the MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps, and rubella) causes autism. — Richard Conniff, National Geographic, "The world before vaccines is a world we can’t afford to forget," 16 Aug. 2019 Washington has seen 84 measles cases this year, or about 7.5% of the 1,109 cases reported in the United States, which prompted state lawmakers to ban exemptions to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine except for religious or medical reasons. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "2 more measles cases in King County, bringing total to 12 in Puget Sound outbreak," 11 July 2019 Related Stories California requires children attending public schools, including charter schools, to be inoculated against infectious diseases including measles, mumps, chicken pox, tetanus, whooping cough and rubella. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "California lawmakers advance vaccine exemption crackdown toward passage," 21 June 2019 The best way to prevent mumps is with a vaccine, and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is 88% effective for mumps when two doses are given, the CDC says. — Jason Hanna And Doug Criss, CNN, "300 inmates in Texas' Harris County jail are quarantined over a mumps outbreak," 13 June 2019 Persse urged people to get vaccinate for mumps, which is included in the set of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination typically administered to children at an early age. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "7 cases of mumps confirmed at Harris County Jail, and there could be more," 13 June 2019 Two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are about 97% effective at preventing measles, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "2 more measles cases in King County, bringing total to 12 in Puget Sound outbreak," 11 July 2019 Health officials have urged residents who have not received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine to talk to their doctors about the vaccine. — Laura J. Nelson, latimes.com, "Westside theater and restaurant patrons may have been exposed to measles, officials say," 23 June 2019 Scientists have used them to create other vaccines, such as the rubella vaccine, and to improve a wide variety of techniques used in medicine, such as in vitro fertilization. — NBC News, "What is fetal tissue research? And why is it important to medicine?," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rubella.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rubella
noun
ru·bel·la
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Medical Definition of rubella
: german measles — see maternal rubella