Measles
Measles noun - An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children.
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Rubella
Rubella noun - A contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester.
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- The idea that the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine causes autism is particularly tragic, as women contracting rubella while pregnant is one of the few known causes of autism, yet that is entirely preventable through inoculation.
Source: Useful Notes / Asperger Syndrome - Apollo 13 does this with the news that Ken Mattingly, due to his being exposed to German measlesnote It's simply called "the measles" in-film, but the disease that was involved in real life was rubella, not rubeola would be kicked off the flight and replaced by Jack Swigert.
Source: Smash Cut - The same reasoning (and infection attempts) are often applied to Rubella (aka German measles), at least for young girls.
Source: Only Fatal to Adults
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