Rubella belongs to which viral family?

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Rubella belongs to which viral family?

Explanation:
Rubella is caused by a virus that sits in the Togaviridae family. Within this family, Rubivirus is the genus, and rubella virus is the only member of that genus. So the family to identify is Togaviridae. The other viruses listed belong to different families (adenovirus is Adenoviridae; herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus are in Herpesviridae). Here the option naming Rubella virus points to the etiologic agent rather than the family, so the family being tested is Togaviridae.

Rubella is caused by a virus that sits in the Togaviridae family. Within this family, Rubivirus is the genus, and rubella virus is the only member of that genus. So the family to identify is Togaviridae. The other viruses listed belong to different families (adenovirus is Adenoviridae; herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus are in Herpesviridae). Here the option naming Rubella virus points to the etiologic agent rather than the family, so the family being tested is Togaviridae.

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