(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have determined the structure of the rubella virus capsid protein, which is central to the virus's ability to assemble into an infectious particle and to infect humans.

"Rubella was this lone wolf, this mystery, this virus that never had any relatives," said Tony Goldberg, an epidemiologist at UW, who maintains a research project in Uganda's Kibale National Park.

Rubella, rubeola, and roseola are different viral infections that cause symptoms, such as rashes and fever. However, they have unique characteristics and causes. Read more.

A team of researchers, including two from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has solved a long-running biological mystery, reporting the discovery of the first two viral relatives of rubella ...

Rubella is mostly a medical ... “A major difference of concern between ZIKV infections in Brazil in 2015–2016 and rubella virus infections in the U.S. pandemic of 1959–1965 is ...

The virus is contagious even without a rash, and pregnancy-related rubella can cause significant fetal harm, with a 20% chance of damage if contracted early in pregnancy.

Structure of Zika virus determined Date: March 31, 2016 Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Summary: A near-atomic level map of Zika virus shows its structure to be ...

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Rubella Virus Capsid Protein Structure and its Role in Virus Assembly and Infection. Vidya Mangala Prasad a, Steven D. Willows b, Andrei Fokine a, Anthony J. Battisti a, Siyang Sun a, Pavel Plevka a,1 ...

Although a successful vaccine is available to protect against rubella virus infection, the discovery could aid efforts to develop vaccines and antiviral drugs to treat related infections. The protein ...