In a birth cohort prenatally exposed to rubella, we assessed whether prospectively documented premorbid neuromotor dysfunction, mannerisms, deviant behaviors, and temperament during childhood and adolescence were impaired in cases who developed depressive disorder (DD) relative to rubella-exposed controls and cases who developed schizophrenia…

Rubella vaccine challenge was used with 15 autistic and eight control children (3-10 years old) in an attempt to retrospectively diagnose prenatal rubella in autistic children. (Author/SBH)

The article reviews the literature on the relationship of certain viral diseases to hearing loss with emphasis on its implications for professionals who work with hearing impaired children and adults. The data describe both the serious pathology recently discovered to be present in some rubella deafened youth and the potential dangers of several…

Symptoms and characteristics of rubella (German measles) are listed, including a brief history of the disease. Emphasized are the effects of maternal rubella, particularly if contracted during the first three months of pregnancy. Likelihood of abnormalities of the child are detailed, and resulting educational as well as medical problems are…

Improvements in immunization levels and declines in disease incidence have been brought about effectively by the enactment and enforcement of immunization requirements for school-age children and military recruits. Colleges and universities should also institute immunization requirements as a condition of enrollment. (Authors/CJ)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

Briefly described are four studies currently being undertaken in Australia to determine the effectiveness of vaccination in the prevention of rubella and to examine the relationship between rubella and diabetes. (CL)

Widespread rubella vaccination of young children with a secondary emphasis on vaccinating susceptible adolescents and young adults has prevented epidemics of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome. Benefits of ensuring high immunity levels in college students, quick response to disease outbreak, and safety and efficacy of rubella vaccine in this…

Discussed are clinical manifestations, potential fetal damage, and prevention of congenital rubella. (CL)

This article reports on the efforts at the University of Tennessee/Knoxville to screen college women for susceptibility to rubella and to educate them to the possibilities of birth defects associated with the disease during pregnancy. (JMF)