Rubella is a viral disease that is often mild. Spread by respiratory droplets, the symptoms of rubella include fever, irritated mucous membranes and swollen lymph nodes. The faint rash spreads from the head to the trunk and limbs. The rash often fades quickly. Rubella can have a negative effect on a fetus in early pregnancy. Endemic disease has been eradicated from Finland, and foreign contagions are rare. Rubella, also known as German measles still occur in other European countries, and outside Europe German measles remain a common childhood illness. The vaccine is included in the National Vaccination Programme.
- Lääkeinfo.fi: M-M-RVAXPRO and Priorix (in Finnish)
- Vaccines against mumps, measles and rubella (MPR)
- The National Vaccination Programme uses either M-M-RVAXPRO or Priorix
- Lääkeinfo.fi: ProQuad (in Finnish)
- Vaccine against mumps, measles, rubella and chicken pox (MPRV)
- In the National Vaccination Programme for 6-year-olds who have not had chicken pox
- THL, Infectious diseases: Rubella (in Finnish)
- Duodecim medical reference book: Rubella (in Finnish)
- THL, Immunisation: MMR, or measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
- WHO, Fact sheet: Rubella
