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Preferred term

Rubella  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • German Measles
  • Measles, German
  • Measles, Three Day
  • Measle, Three Day
  • Three Day Measle
  • Three Day Measles

Note

  • caused by a rubivirus, RUBELLA VIRUS: do not confuse with RUBULAVIRUS, a paramyxovirus; do not confuse with RUBEOLA see MEASLES; French for rubella = rubéole, Ital for rubella = rubeola, Span for rubella = rubéola or roséola epidemica; /congen: consider also RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL

Scope note

  • An acute infectious disease caused by the RUBELLA VIRUS. The virus enters the respiratory tract via airborne droplet and spreads to the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012409

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