Abstract and Introduction Abstract. Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella ...

DURING the winter and spring of 1964 the United States experienced the largest epidemic of rubella recorded during the past twenty years.1 In Connecticut over 40,000 cases were reported to the Stat ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

Long-term exposure to ultra-violet radiation may be associated with development of cataracts. Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses that filter out UVB rays from a young age slows the development ...

Rubella is caused by a virus different from measles, but symptoms are similar. The best protection against both viruses is the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR or MMRV), according to San ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract. Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome ...