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, often referred to as German measles, is a highly contagious viral infection that primarily affects children and is preventable through vaccination. Tshwane MMC for Health, Tshegofatso ...

Gauteng has since recorded 2,603 infections, followed by 1,996 in KwaZulu-Natal, 1,338 in the Western Cape, 1,113 in the Eastern Cape, 899 in the North West, 862 in the Northern Cape, 665 in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

While we’re unlikely to see a dramatic rise in deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. in the near term, the ...

In rats with congenital rubella, following maternal infection during pregnancy, the pathogenic effects and persistence of the virus after birth are remarkably similar to conditions prevailing in ...

After a career in medicine that spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century, Palm Beach County’s Sheila Jaffe writes ...

Victorians heading overseas are being urged to get vaccinated against the measles after two more cases of the highly ...