A vertically transmitted infection is an infection caused by pathogenic bacteria or viruses that use mother-to-child transmission, that is, transmission...

toxins to the embryo, such as alcohol during pregnancy or vertically transmitted infections, can also result in microcephaly. Microcephaly serves as an...

be transmitted both vertically and horizontally. Mixed-mode transmission can allow symbionts to have the "best of both worlds" – they can vertically infect...

vertically transmitted infection that may cause miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth, or serious neonatal disease. Some infections are vertically transmissible...

infect the anus and genitals. Risk factors for persistent infection by sexually transmitted types include early age of first sexual intercourse, multiple...

to offspring. A vertically transmitted infection is an infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or in rare cases, parasites transmitted directly from the...

disorder and can be inherited. It can also be the result of a vertically transmitted infection from the mother, such as HIV/AIDS. Genetic disease A genetic...

Vector-borne transmission, transmitted by a vector, which is an organism that does not cause disease itself but that transmits infection by conveying pathogens...

structural immaturity in the lungs. It can also be a consequence of neonatal infection and can result from a genetic problem with the production of surfactant-associated...

deficiency Many infectious diseases have a risk of vertical transmission to the fetus, known as TORCH infections. Examples based on the TORCHES acronym include:...

of infection but no confirmed cases have been documented. It is not possible for mosquitoes or other insects to transmit HIV. HIV can be transmitted from...

higher. Because it can be transmitted through any intimate contact, it is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. Many of those who are infected...

gestational timing of a fetal toxin exposure, fetal drug exposure or vertically transmitted infection can be used to predict the potential consequences to the fetus...

Maternal infection may be transmitted to the fetus; this is called a vertically transmitted infection. The fetus has a weak immune system, so infections that...

herpes is classified as a sexually transmitted infection. It may be spread to an infant during childbirth. After infection, the viruses are transported along...

These include 18p-, 14q deletion, 13q deletion, and some vertically transmitted infections. It is part of a group of defects called holoprosencephaly...

tracts of pregnant women. Maternal infections are usually asymptomatic. This pathogen is vertically transmitted (transmitted directly from the mother's vagina...

depending on the HIV subtype. In most cases, HIV is a sexually transmitted infection and occurs by contact with or transfer of blood, pre-ejaculate,...

Microbicides for sexually transmitted infections are pharmacologic agents and chemical substances that are capable of killing or destroying certain microorganisms...

and ventilation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Vertically transmitted infection Gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Impact of the COVID-19...

infections are most significant in the perinatal period and in people who are immunocompromised. HCMV is one of the vertically transmitted infections...

tolerance in pregnancy Mastitis Peripartum cardiomyopathy Vertically transmitted infection Postpartum bleeding Perineal tear Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder...

Sexually Transmitted Infections. 80 (4): 272–6. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007823. PMC 1744863. PMID 15295123. "Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections - Infectious...

Therefore, this disease is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted infection. They are fungal diseases that can infect different parts of the...

second or subsequent infection. Infections are most commonly acquired in urban environments where the virus is primarily transmitted by the mosquito species...

such as mercury and lead, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)) Vertically transmitted infections such as rubella and syphilis Ionizing radiation such as X-rays...

chronic HBV. The virus is transmitted by exposure to infectious blood or body fluids. In areas where the disease is common, infection around the time of birth...

the infection within a host species, it must enter the forming egg cell and be transmitted through the germline. To improve the rate of vertical transmission...

norovirus required to produce infection in humans is fewer than 100 particles. HIV is one of several viruses transmitted through sexual contact and by...

the Aedes type. It can also be sexually transmitted and potentially spread by blood transfusions. Infections in pregnant women can spread to the baby...