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In reply to the discussion: Why would your un-vaccinated kids be a threat to my vaccinated kids? [View all]deafskeptic
(463 posts)I also don't like the tone of this message.
Crotch fruit? Really? Those "crotch fruits" are people too. They're not responsible for their parents' poor judgement.
For the record, I was born with congenital Rubella syndrome in 1966. My only symptom of this syndrome is profound deafness. I was born 3 years too early for the Rubella vaccine.
Congenital Rubella Syndrome can cause a host of problems for those born with it:
Sensorineural (aka nerve deafness) deafness (58%) <-- I count myself fortunate. Without deafness, I would not have met a tightly knit and wonderful community.
eye problems: retinopathy, cataract, and microphthalmia (43% of patients)
"Salt-and-pepper" retinopathy is the most common ocular manifestation of congenital rubella.
Other manifest
Congenital heart diseaseespecially pulmonary artery stenosis and patent ductus arteriosus (50% of patients).
The above is known as as the Congenital Rubella triad if the baby is born with all of the above.
Pre-natal Rubella can also cause developmental delays, intellectual disability, autism, Schizophrenia, etic. Children with CRS should be watched for these problems.
However, autism and ID can be caused by other problems not related to CRS so causes should be ruled out.
I will use myself as an example of ruling out causes instead of making assumptions despite no evidence for those assumptions. Proper treatment shouldn't be delayed as a result.
People thought I was brain damaged even though I was clearly not ID and no one has ever been able to find evidence of brain damage.
For the record, my father was an M.D. so my family would've known where to turn to test for brain damage. People also thought I could be emotionally disturbed (not without reason).
My problems turned out to be a classic case of ADHD. I do not think my ADHD is connected at all to CRS. Based on what I've seen in my family, I have reason to think my ADHD is heredity. I didn't find this out till I was 28 though.