Harrison's Manual of Medicine
RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES)
MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Rubella is a contagious infectious disease caused by a single-strand, enveloped RNA virus in the family Togaviridae and the genus Rubivirus.
- In 2015, there were ∼22,427 cases of rubella worldwide, although this figure is probably an underestimate because of poor reporting. Since 2004, rubella has not been an endemic disease in the United States.
- Virus is spread via respiratory droplets, and primary implantation and replication occur in the nasopharynx. Placental infection can lead to chronic infection of virtually all fetal organs, which sometimes persists for up to 1 year after birth.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES)." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623268/all/RUBELLA__GERMAN_MEASLES_.
RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES). In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623268/all/RUBELLA__GERMAN_MEASLES_. Accessed September 14, 2024.
RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES). (2017). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (19th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623268/all/RUBELLA__GERMAN_MEASLES_
RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES) [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2024 September 14]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623268/all/RUBELLA__GERMAN_MEASLES_.
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