Pediatric Pearls. TORCH Infections: Rubella

July 25, 2023

This post is about rubella, another one of the TORCH infections. TORCH is an acronym used to help remember a group of infections that cause congenital issues if a fetus is exposed to them in utero. TORCH stands for:

• Toxoplasmosis

• Other (syphilis, varicella-zoster virus or chickenpox, fifth disease or parvovirus, HIV)

• Rubella

• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

• Herpes simplex

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Rubella is also known as German Measles or 3-day Measles.