What Is a Brain Infection?
5. Rubeola
The rubeola virus is responsible for causing measles. Measles is a disease that is commonly found in children, although some adults can also get the disease. The symptoms are usually mild but the disease will be fatal in some cases, and pregnant mothers need to be particularly careful to avoid the disease.
The rubella virus causes German measles, which is similar to measles, only it tends to be milder. Regardless, it can still be dangerous and pregnant women also need to be careful of it. Both diseases were all but eliminated in developing countries thanks to vaccines, but a recent trend of not vaccinating children has seen the number of cases increase. Both can cause a brain infection in a rare number of cases.
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