A baby girl born with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) died five days later at a city hospital on December 24 last year. The baby, born to a 26-year-old Pimpri woman, was delivered at a private ...

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The Zika emergency—thankfully now in the past but still without a vaccine—spread throughout 60 countries and affected thousands of pregnant women in 2015 and 2016. The disease is most dangerous for ...

Timely immunisation before pregnancy against rubella can save the newborn child from congenital deformities such as blindness, deafness, and retarded mental growth and heart problems, say city-based ...

Rubella, rubeola, and roseola are distinct viral infections that cause characteristic rashes. However, they also have unique characteristics and causes. Rubella, rubeola, and roseola are viral ...

A Regina mom is urging people to vaccinate their kids after her baby became sick with an unknown illness, initially diagnosed as rubella. Justine Rombaut said her son Benjamin developed a fever and ...

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed this year's first case of immigrant congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in a two-month-old baby in northern Taiwan, whose mother is a new immigrant from ...

Blueberry muffin rashes on babies involve blue, purple, red, or gray spots that are widespread on the body, face, and extremities. The term often links to congenital rubella, but blueberry muffin ...

Rubella or German measles is a viral infection caused by the rubella virus. The disease is often mild and affects the skin and lymph nodes. It usually lasts up to three days and hence, is also known ...