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rubella  

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  • Rubella Virus and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Rubella virus causes a benign disease known as “rubella” or “German measles.” The primary symptoms associated with rubella are low-grade fever, enlarged lymph nodes, and rash, and these usually resolve within 3 days of appearance (leading to another name for the infection, “three day measles”). Rubella virus infection is frequently unapparent. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Rubella (German Measles)]

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