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Loraxxx | 18:26 Tue 18th Jan 2005 | Body & Soul
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why is german measles german? why the german bit?!
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Common term for the virus is rubella. The term "german measles" comes from the fact that the rash is similar to that of measles, i.e., germane to measles. The old spelling of "germane" was "german..."
18:34 Tue 18th Jan 2005
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German measles =  Rubella.  Rubella became  commonly known as 'german' measles because in 1814 it was first described in the German Medical Literature.

18:39 Tue 18th Jan 2005
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