This image displays German measles with numerous pink to red bumps joining together. The back is covered in tiny red spots that merge into larger red patches at the waist of this patient with rubella. This image displays the rash associated with rubella (German measles). This image displays a fading rubella (German measles) rash. This image displays countless small pink spots that have spread on the body typical of German measles. This image displays the pink or red 2-3 mm spots that spread down to the trunk and limbs typical of rubella.
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German Measles (Rubella):
A parent's guide to condition and treatment information

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Picture of German Measles (Rubella): This image displays German measles with numerous pink to red bumps joining together. Divider line
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Signs and Symptoms
  • Your child may develop irritability, fatigue, headache, fever, and minor respiratory symptoms 1–7 days before the rash appears. Areas in the neck and other areas (lymph nodes) may become swollen.
  • Children may have pain when trying to move their eyes side to side (lateral movement) or upward.
  • Pink, flat spots begin to appear on the face. Within one day, the rash fades from the face and spreads to the torso (trunk) and arms and legs (extremities). The pink, flat spots (macules) merge together on the trunk but remain separated (discrete) on the extremities.
  • Peeling often occurs later in the rash areas.
  • The rash may itch, and it is usually gone in about 3 days. As many as 25% of outbreaks may have no rash.
  • The affected child is contagious to others from a week before to a week after the rash appears.
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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