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Also Known As	German measles • röteln

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Infographic showing estimated lives saved by childhood vaccinations worldwide from 1974 to 2024, with syringe-shaped bars for each disease. Measles tops the list at 93.71 million lives saved, followed by tetanus, whooping cough, and others, for a total of 153.84 million lives saved.

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Rubivirus MR vaccine MMRV vaccine notifiable disease MMR vaccine childhood disease and disorder exanthematous viral infection viral disease AIDS polio influenza smallpox bird flu hepatitis yellow fever measles chikungunya fever dengue

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