Measles and rubella: our remaining responsibilities.
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Measles, mumps, and rubella.
Measles, mumps, and rubella are viral diseases that may adversely affect nonimmune pregnant women and their fetuses/neonates. Prevention of these diseases and their complications can be achieved through measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination before pregnancy. The vaccine is contraindicated during pregnancy, because it contains live, attenuated viruses that pose a theoretical risk to the fetus....
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.73.5.490