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 ...

Vaccination is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent serious diseases. Doctors explain what children and ...

He also identified the virus, which can cause infants to be born with severe physical and mental impairments as well as causing miscarriages and stillbirths. By Sam Roberts Dr. Paul D. Parkman, whose ...

An international team developed a new model, based on a case study of Nigeria, that may help public health officials accelerate the introduction of rubella vaccination in countries that have yet to do ...

Rubella, also called German measles, is a viral exanthem that causes a characteristic maculopapular rash. This RNA virus is classified as a togavirus, genus Rubivirus, and is most closely related to ...