The diagnosis of rubella can be made by isolating the virus from the nasopharynx or by means of a positive antibody titer. Elevated rubella immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody indicates current rubella ...

Australia has eliminated rubella, a disease also known as German measles that’s already been eliminated in the Americas and across much of Europe, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The ...

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 ...

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 antibodies in the blood mean that a person’s immune system has developed a response to the rubella virus. A positive result for rubella immunoglobulin (IgG) antibodies means a person is immune ...

ALTHOUGH the teratogenic potential of rubella virus was established by Gregg 1 in 1941 the pathogenesis of fetal damage associated with maternal rubella, of necessity, has remained ill defined. The ...

Every day, my family lives with the impact of a disease that most Americans have largely forgotten: Rubella. My adult son’s birth mother had rubella during her pregnancy. Thanks to widespread ...