The 1963-65 U.S. epidemic of rubella, or German measles, was a national disaster. Rubella virus is as deadly as thalidomide for the unborn, and the epidemic left an estimated 30,000 babies marred for ...

The diagnosis of rubella can be made by isolating the virus from the nasopharynx or by means of a positive antibody titer. Elevated rubella immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody indicates current rubella ...

Rubella antibodies in the blood mean that a person’s immune system has developed a response to the rubella virus. A positive result for rubella immunoglobulin (IgG) antibodies means a person is immune ...

When public health officials make policies about when and how vaccination programs are implemented, they must weigh the benefits and risks of how infectious diseases spread throughout the country.

A positive rubella IgG test indicates immunity to rubella, meaning that the pregnant person and the fetus cannot contract this virus. If a person contracts rubella, also known as German measles, ...