Infections with the rubella virus require treatment in infectious disease departments, as it is a contagious disease caused by the rubella virus, characterized as an acute, rash-causing infectious disease. Typical clinical symptoms include fever, a body-wide rash, and swelling of the lymph nodes behind the ears, although most cases are relatively mild and short in duration. Both children and adults can contract the disease, which can easily lead to outbreaks; school-aged children between five and nine years old are at high risk. There are no specific drugs for the treatment of rubella; generally, most people recover on their own within about two weeks.