Congenital rubella syndrome overview

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Overview

Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can occur in a developing fetus of a pregnant woman who has contracted rubella during her first trimester. Problems rarely occur when rubella is contracted by the mother after 20 weeks of gestation. In 1941 it was discovered by Australian Norman McAllister Gregg (1892-1966).