Rubella

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MSH: An acute infectious disease caused by the RUBELLA VIRUS. The virus enters the respiratory tract via airborne droplet and spreads to the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.,CSP: acute infectious disease caused by the rubella virus and most often affecting children and nonimmune young adults, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and spreads to the lymphatic system; usually benign; however transplacental infection of the fetus in the first trimester can cause death or severe developmental abnormalities (congenital rubella syndrome).,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Rubella is an illness with flu-like symptoms followed by a rash. Common symptoms include</p><ul> <li>Low-grade fever</li> <li>Headache</li> <li>Runny nose</li> <li>Red eyes</li> <li>Muscle or joint pain</li></ul><p>Rubella is usually mild. You may get it and not even know it. However, adults who get rubella often feel sicker than children do. The biggest danger of rubella is if a woman gets it during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. She may lose the b

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