It's not. The few cases are made to believe it's a epidemic to put fear into people. Where I live there has not been that many reported but they are saying it's a epidemic yada yada yada.
They are also saying Ebola is here and could be turned into a epidemic
That the flu is so bad it's an epidemic.
Rubella is also called German measles or three-day measles. I had this when I was 4 years old along with my brother and neighbors.