11. This misfortune was due to Marina contracting German measles in the early stages of her pregnancy. 12. When he came down with German measles , he was placed in quarantine _ and under guard. 13. The whole family had taken Maria, who had German measles , to a doctor around the corner. 14. A pregnant woman is exposed to German measles . 15. Dr . Harry M . Meyer Jr ., co-developer of German measles vaccine, dies in Kenmore, Washington. 16. Rubella, also called German measles , is usually a mild disease that most people are immunized against as children. 17. Nicolas was born this way because his mother contracted German measles , an illness often harmful to the fetus. 18. As it turned out, Mattingly was exposed to German measles before liftoff and was bumped off Apollo 13. 19. Meyer and Dr . Paul Parkman worked five years to develop a vaccine for German measles , or rubella. 20. From 1962-65 there was an outbreak of German measles that left 15, 000 babies with severe birth defects.