Why is rubella also known as 'GERMAN' measles?

All of the physicians who first studied it were German.

Friedrich Hoffmann made a clinical description of rubella in 1740.[3] Later descriptions by de Bergen in 1752 and Orlow in 1758 supported the belief that this was a derivative of measles. In 1814, George de Maton first suggested that it be considered a disease distinct from both measles and scarlet fever. All these physicians were German, and the disease was known medically as R枚theln (from the German name R枚teln), hence the common name of "German measles".

Because its nasty.

its named after a german dude

cos a german women discovered the desease her name was Rubella Shmitt

that's where it originated at!! When the germans began to migrate that's what they brought with them!! Wonderful gift to the US huh?

Friedrich Hoffmann made a clinical description of rubella in 1740. Later descriptions by de Bergen in 1752 and Orlow in 1758 supported the belief that this was a derivative of measles. In 1814, George de Maton first suggested that it be considered a disease distinct from both measles and scarlet fever. All these physicians were German, and the disease was known medically as R枚theln (from the German name R枚teln), hence the common name of "German measles".

The name German measles has nothing to do with Germany. It comes from the Latin germanus, meaning "similar" So this was a disease similar to measles.

By the way the name rubella is from the Latin, meaning "little red."

British surgeon Henry veale gave the name rubella to the disease which means little red in Latin.

because it is

in all languages a nasty disease will often be refered to as a diseases from a country that is historicaly an enemy country.

in denmark, you can get portugeuse measles apparently

but it's often the same disease whatever each country decides to call it

I didn't even know that!

Just a dry sense of humour I think.