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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. Combined vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella Pharmaceutical compound MMR vaccine MMR vaccine Combination of Measles vaccine Vaccine Mumps vaccine Vaccine Rubella vaccine Vaccine Clinical data Trade names M-M-R II, Priorix, Tresivac, others Other names MPR vaccine AHFS / Drugs ...
Rubella, also known as German measles or three-day measles, [6] is an infection caused by the rubella virus. [3] This disease is often mild, with half of people not realizing that they are infected. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] A rash may start around two weeks after exposure and last for three days. [ 1 ]
The MMRV vaccine is a combination vaccine which combines the attenuated virus measles, mumps, rubella (German measles), and varicella (chickenpox). The MMRV vaccine has similar immunogenicity and overall safety profiles to the MMR vaccine administered with or without the varicella vaccine. The MMRV vaccine is typically given to children between ...
Measles is seldom given as an individual vaccine and is often given in combination with rubella, mumps, or varicella (chickenpox) vaccines. [1] Below is the list of measles-containing vaccines: Measles vaccine (standalone vaccine) Measles and rubella combined vaccine ; Mumps, measles and rubella combined vaccine (MMR vaccine) [60] [63] [64]
Rubella is seldom given as an individual vaccine and is often given in combination with measles, mumps, or varicella (chickenpox) vaccines. [19] [20] Below is the list of measles-containing vaccines: Rubella vaccine (standalone vaccine) Measles and rubella combined vaccine ; Measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine (MMR vaccine) [21] [22] [23]
1960: Mumps vaccinations for military recruits. 1975: Measles vaccination for 1 year old children. 1975: Rubella vaccination for 11–13 years old girls and seronegative mothers. 1982: Two doses of MMR vaccination at 14–18 months and 6 years of age were introduced in the national childhood vaccination programme.
Deaths diminished with the improvement of medical care in the 1950s but the incidence of the disease did not retreat until vaccination was introduced in the late 1960s. Wider coverage was achieved in the 1980s with the measles, mumps and rubella, MMR vaccine. [114] In 2013–14, there were almost 10,000 cases in 30 European countries.
The 1962–1965 rubella epidemic was an outbreak of rubella across Europe and the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Rubella virus, also known as the German measles, is a single-stranded RNA virus from the family Togaviridae and genus Rubivirus . [ 3 ]