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Rubella is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by rubella virus (RV). The acquired infection of rubella has clinical manifestations of mild respiratory tract inflammation, fever, red maculopapules, retroauricular, and occipitoposterior lymphadenectasis. Its infection in early pregnancy may cause fetal malformation or fetal death.
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Li, X., Li, H., Sun, H. (2015). Rubella. In: Li, H. (eds) Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9882-2_27
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