Clinical Diagnosis · Immune System · Easy

Rubella

Meaning: A usually mild viral illness with rash and swollen glands that can cause serious birth defects if caught in pregnancy.

In practice: Women planning pregnancy are offered a blood test to check their immunity to rubella.

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