This document discusses several viral skin diseases including rubella, measles, chickenpox, shingles, smallpox, cowpox, molluscum contagiosum, and warts. Rubella causes a rash and can lead to birth defects if contracted during pregnancy. Measles causes red spots and a rash. Chickenpox causes teardrop shaped lesions that spread from the head to limbs. Shingles is a recurrence of chickenpox virus in adults. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977 after vaccination efforts. Cowpox provided immunity to smallpox. Molluscum causes flesh-colored lesions spread by skin contact. Warts are caused by papilloma