The rubella vaccine is usually given as a combined measles-mumps-rubella inoculation, which contains the safest and most effective form of each vaccine. Doctors recommend that children receive the MMR vaccine between and months of age, and again between and years of age — before entering school. About to of people infected with rubella will not experience any symptoms.
How does rubella spread? The disease is most contagious when the infected person has a rash. People without symptoms can still spread rubella.
However, the primary symptom of rubella virus infection is the appearance of a rash (exanthem) on the face which spreads to the trunk and limbs and usually fades after three days (that is why it is often referred to as three-day measles). It causes symptoms like a rash, fever, and eye redness. It’s usually mild in kids, but it can be more serious in pregnant women. However, doctors often recommend isolation from others — especially pregnant women — during the infectious period. One way the US federal government and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, recommends preventing the above diseases is to receive a vaccination against the three, better known as the MMR vaccine.
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