Travel Health - Fact Sheets
Below you will find various Fact Sheets that may help you with your travel planning.
Rubella (German Measles)
A viral infection spread by droplets.
- Symptoms include rash, fever, swollen glands
- Less commonly, bruising, bleeding, and encephalitis (brain inflammation)
- Infected pregnant women have a high risk of having babies with severe malformations
- It is now given combined with measles and mumps vaccination
Rubella is a routine vaccination which may need to be updated prior to travel.



