The 'new' epidemiology of measles and rubella

Hosp Pract. 1980 Jul;15(7):49-57. doi: 10.1080/21548331.1980.11946629.

Abstract

Both diseases have been effectively controlled in the pediatric population that, in the prevaccine era, harbored them. However, with the shift in prevalence to adolescents and young adults, it is possible the diseases may be "time bombs."

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Measles / epidemiology*
  • Measles / immunology
  • Measles Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Measles Vaccine / immunology
  • Pregnancy
  • Rubella / epidemiology*
  • Rubella / immunology
  • Rubella / prevention & control
  • Rubella Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Rubella Vaccine / immunology
  • United States

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Measles Vaccine
  • Rubella Vaccine