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Rubivirus
Definition 1
A genus of enveloped, spherical viruses with a capsid with T=4 icosahedral symmetry, in the family Togaviridae. The genome is composed of a linear, single-strand of positive sense RNA. Rubiviruses are found in humans and cause respiratory disease in humans. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Rubivirus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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