Rubella Virus

Rubella Virus The name Rubella is derived from Latin, meaning, "little red". Rubella, which was found in Germany, was considered a mimic of measles or scarlet disease and was called "third disease". The Rubella virus, also known as the German Measles, was discovered in the 18th Century but was first isolated in 1962 by Parkman and Weller. Rubella is classified as a togavirus, genus Ribvirus. Rubella is caused by a virus that is spread from person …

…of Rubella, which are common in adults and teenagers are headache, loss of appetite, mild conjunctivitis, a stuffy or runny nose, swollen lymph nodes and pain and swelling in the joints. Some people do not have symptoms at all. In 1969 there were three vaccines, "HPV77:DE-5(duck embryo),HPV77:DE-12(dog kidney) and Cendehill (rabbit kidney)strains. In January of 1979 the RA 27/3 (human diploid fibroblast) strain (Meruvax-II) was licenced and all other strains were discontinued".