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| {{Rubella}}
| | #Redirect: [[Rubella virus]] |
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| ==Overview==
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| ==Cause==
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| {{main|Rubella virus}}
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| The disease is caused by Rubella virus, a [[togavirus]] that is enveloped and has a single-stranded RNA genome.<ref name="pmid7817880">{{cite journal
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| |author=Frey TK
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| |title=Molecular biology of rubella virus.
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| |journal=Adv. Virus Res.
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| |volume=44
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| |issue=
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| |pages=69–160
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| |year=1994
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| |pmid=7817880
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| |doi=
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| }}</ref> The virus is transmitted by the respiratory route and replicates in the [[nasopharynx]] and [[lymph nodes]]. The virus is found in the blood 5 to 7 days after infection and spreads throughout the body. It is capable of crossing the placenta and infecting the foetus where it stops cells from developing or destroys them.<ref name="pmid16022642">{{cite journal
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| |author=Edlich RF, Winters KL, Long WB, Gubler KD
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| |title=Rubella and congenital rubella (German measles).
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| |journal=J Long Term Eff Med Implants
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| |volume=15
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| |issue=3
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| |pages=319–28
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| |year=2005
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| |pmid=16022642
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| |url=http://www.begellhouse.com/journals/1bef42082d7a0fdf,69622d0e4ea6cf4b,4fb4b32d494cf55c.html
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| }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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