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The 1962–1965 rubella epidemic was an outbreak of rubella across Europe and the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Rubella virus, also known as the German measles, is a single-stranded RNA virus from the family Togaviridae and genus Rubivirus . [ 3 ]
Rubella, also known as German measles or three-day measles, [6] is an infection caused by the rubella virus. [3] This disease is often mild, with half of people not realizing that they are infected. [1] [7] A rash may start around two weeks after exposure and last for three days. [1] It usually starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the ...
The drugs suppressed the woman's immunity to measles, and the woman became infected with measles; she did not develop a rash, but contracted pneumonia, which caused her death. [133] [134] In June 2017, the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed a case of measles in Franklin County.
There are three sites that are highly conserved in Matonaviruses: a stem-and-loop structure at the 5' end of the genome, a 51-nucleotide conserved sequence near the 5' end of the genome and a 20-nucleotide conserved sequence at the subgenomic RNA start site. Homologous sequences are present in the rubella genome. [11]
This is a timeline of the development of prophylactic human vaccines. Early vaccines may be listed by the first year of development or testing, but later entries usually show the year the vaccine finished trials and became available on the market. Although vaccines exist for the diseases listed below, only smallpox has been eliminated worldwide.
In the weeks following a tick bite, you may start to develop other symptoms. Some people develop symptoms similar to the flu , such as a fever, headache, chills, fatigue, and muscle and joint pain.
A company called Tomorrow Biostasis is focusing on human cryopreservation in the hopes it can eventually reverse death. The new Berlin startup has already preserved the bodies of about 10 deceased ...
1962-1965 rubella epidemic [2] 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak; 1976 swine flu outbreak; 1987 Carroll County cryptosporidiosis outbreak; 1990–1991 Philadelphia measles outbreak; 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak; 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak; 1993 Milwaukee cryptosporidiosis outbreak; 1996 Odwalla E. coli ...