RUBELLA

The causal agent of rubella is a togavirus that causes a mild illness v neck outfits for prom party
and is spread by droplets from the respiratory tract. The
incubation period is 187-19 days. A pink maculopapular rash ...
appears on the second day of illness. On the trunk,
the rash becomes confluent and may resemble the rash of scarlet
fever. There is usually mild inflammation of the throat and
palate, and the posterior cervical lymph nodes become enlarged
and tender. The rash fades in about 48 hours and recovery,
especially in children, is rapid. Complications include arthralgia
(more common in adults), thrombocytopenia and very
rarely encephalitis.