In contrast to acquired rubella infection, congenital infection results in persistent progressive infection. Contact isolation is required for neonates suspected to have congenital rubella.

Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), strong efforts have been ...

Rubella is a mild, contagious viral infection best known for its distinctive red rash. The department stated that more than 90% of the cases occurred in children under 15, with only one patient ...

Pregnant women who are susceptible to rubella are at risk of passing rubella infection to their unborn child, resulting in ‘congenital rubella infection’. Photo: Marjon Besteman/Pixabay.

and never come into contact with rubella virus through natural infection, children will remain susceptible to rubella,“ he said. The disease spreads from person to person through droplets ...

Someone at risk from infection because they were in the airport would most likely become sick between Jan. 17 and Jan. 31.

and never come into contact with rubella virus through natural infection, children will remain susceptible to rubella. The disease spreads from person to person through droplets coughed or sneezed ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health said the first confirmed case of measles in the state since 2013 has been identified.

Provincial health departments have assured South Africans that the Rubella outbreak across the country will not be the Grinch that steals Christmas. They have however urged the public to present ...