Rubella congenital syndrome: The transplacental infection of a fetus with rubella. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Rubella congenital syndrome is available below.
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Transplacental infection of the fetus with rubella usually in the first trimester of pregnancy, as a consequence of maternal infection, resulting in various developmental abnormalities in the newborn infant. They include cardiac and ocular lesions, deafness, microcephaly, mental retardation, and generalized growth retardation. (From Dorland, 27th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Rubella congenital syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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