Which of the following is a statement about rubella?
A) Rubella is no longer a concern for pregnant women because a vaccine has eradicated the disease.
B) Rubella causes a syndrome of congenital heart disease, deafness, and mental retardation in a majority of babies born to women who contract the disease early in their pregnancy.
C) Pregnant women should take a vaccine early in their pregnancy to avoid contracting rubella.
D) Congenital malformations are most likely to occur if a pregnant women contracts rubella during the last 12 weeks of her pregnancy.
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