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Rubella

Rubella is a contagious viral infection that occurs most often in children and young adults.Most people who get rubella usually have a mild illness, with symptoms that can include a low-grade fever, sore throat, and a rash that starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. Rubella can cause a miscarriage or serious birth defects in a developing baby if a woman is infected while she is pregnant. The best protection against rubella is MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine
Detailed Information
Disease Name Rubella
Virus Name Rubella virus
Capsid Symmetry Icosahedral
Capsid Naked/Enveloped Naked
Family Togaviridae
Genus Rubivirus
Genome Single-stranded positive sense RNA
Proteome 3 structural protein glycoprotein E1, E2 and capsid protein
Antigenic Target Proteinaceous spikes, E1 and E2
Incubation Period 17 days, with a range of 12 to 23 days
Zoonotic Evidence No
Host Human
Chronology_Time First Identified in 1816
Regions Affected China, Mozambique, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria
Susceptible Age Group Pregnant women
Transmission Route infected person coughs or sneezes
Symptoms Fever, enlarged neck lymph nodes, eye redness, headache, red rashes, or runny nose
Co-infection NA
Genome Reference Genome Link
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