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Published On: Sat, Jul 13th, 2013

Valparaiso University student is first German measles case in Indiana in 17 years

An international student at Valparaiso University  in Indiana is the first confirmed rubella, or German measles case in the Hoosier State since 1996, according to an Associated Press report Friday.

Porter County, Indiana Image/Dave David Benbennick

Porter County, Indiana
Image/Dave David Benbennick

The AP reports that health officials say people in the Porter County area and on the campus in Valparaiso may have been exposed to virus.

Health officials are advising people who were at the Target store on LaPorte Avenue or the 7-11 on Lincoln Way in Valparaiso to contact their health care provider to check their immunization records.

Rubella or German measles is a mild, febrile viral disease characterized by a rash and fever. The rash is clinically indistinguishable from those produced by measles, parvovirus B19 and scarlet fever. This highly communicable disease is contagious from about 1 week before and four days after onset of the rash.

Rubella is important because of its ability to cause problems with the developing fetus. Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can cause miscarriage; and mental retardation, deafness or cataracts and other birth defects in the newborn.

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