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rubella virus
Humans are the only natural host.
Clinical manifestations:
1) morbilliform rash
2) asymmetric, oligoarticular arthritis
a) especially in adults
b) following vaccination for rubella
c) generally self-limited, resolving within 1 month
d) may recur for several years
Laboratory:
- see rubella & ARUP consult [2]
Related
measles & rubella combined vaccine (M-R-VAX II)
measles, mumps & rubella combined vaccine (MMR)
rubella (German measles, 3rd disease)
rubella virus vaccine, live (Meruvax II)
General
togaviridae
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
POSITIVE-STRAND
GENOME-SIZE: 12 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: ICOSAHEDRAL
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ARUP Consult: Rubella Virus
The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation
https://www.arupconsult.com/content/rubella-virus