Babies born with suspected CRS are isolated and cared for only by people who are sure they are immune to rubella.
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Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)-Viral illness caused by a togavirus of the genus Rubivirus.
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Taken together, these conditions are called congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).
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The photo of the European robin is copyright CRS Photography.
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Up to 20 percent of the infants born to mothers infected during the first half of pregnancy have CRS.
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When rubella infection occurs during pregnancy, fetal infection is likely and often causes congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), resulting in miscarriages, stillbirths, and severe birth defects.