Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome cases reported to the Center for Disease Control, United States, 1966 1999. Comments 3090D553-9492-4563-8681-AD288FA52ACE ...

The rubella tamers are two pediatricians still in their 30s, Dr. Harry M. Meyer Jr. and Dr. Paul D. Parkman. Though German measles is almost invariably trivial for all but the baby in the womb ...

Research confirms that maternal rubella infection in the first trimester leads to Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS), causing cataracts, heart defects, hearing impairments, and intellectual ...

Research has established that maternal rubella infection during the first trimester leads to Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS), which manifests in newborns as cataracts, heart defects, hearing ...

Rubella is typically mild in adults and children but can cause serious birth defects in pregnant women, including deafness, cataracts, heart defects, mental deficiency and liver or spleen damage ...

If a woman gets German measles (rubella) ... there is grave danger that her baby will be born with severe cataracts, mental retardation or heart defects, or a combination of these handicaps.

Rubella, a fairly mild childhood disease, was not considered a particularly dangerous foe until 1941 when an Australian ophthalmologist, Norman Gregg, discovered a link between the incidence of ...

Rubella vaccine is available as measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) or measles-mumps-rubella-varicella ... cataracts, deafness and intellectual disability. Fetal infection can occur at any stage of pregnancy, ...

Since most symptoms are non-specific, rubella can be mistaken for infection caused by other viruses such as: parvovirus; adenovirus; enterovirus ; In adults, rubella is often accompanied by transient ...

Several manifestations of congenital rubella have been added to the cataracts and heart defects described by Gregg 1 in 1941, but purpura has not been a conspicuous feature until recently. In a ...

"When a pregnant woman contracts rubella, especially within the first 12 weeks of her pregnancy, ... deafness, cataracts and developmental delays." ...

Cataracts, a common cause of vision impairment, cloud the lens and hinder light passage, leading to vision loss. Understanding causes, risk factors, and prevention strategies is crucial for ...