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==Causes==
==Causes==
*Congenital rubella occurs when the rubella virus in the mother affects the developing baby at a critical time, in the '''first 3 months of pregnancy'''. After the fourth month, the mother's rubella infection is less likely to harm the developing baby.
Rubella virus (single stranded RNA toga virus)
 
*The number of babies born with congenital rubella has decreased dramatically since the introduction of the rubella vaccine.
 
*Pregnant women who are not vaccinated for rubella and who have not had the disease in the past risk infecting themself and their unborn baby.


==References==
==References==
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