Rubella Virus Infection, the Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and the Link to Autism

Volume: 16, Issue: 19, Pages: 3543 - 3543
Published: Sep 22, 2019
Abstract
Rubella is a systemic virus infection that is usually mild. It can, however, cause severe birth defects known as the congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) when infection occurs early in pregnancy. As many as 8%–13% of children with CRS developed autism during the rubella epidemic of the 1960s compared to the background rate of about 1 new case per 5000 children. Rubella infection and CRS are now rare in the U.S. and in Europe due to widespread...
Paper Details
Title
Rubella Virus Infection, the Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and the Link to Autism
Published Date
Sep 22, 2019
Volume
16
Issue
19
Pages
3543 - 3543
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