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How is achondroplasia passed on?
When a mother gives birth (naturally) to a child who has it, the mother may transmit it during birth
What is one way an HIV positive woman can transmit HIV to her baby?
Placenta and breast milk. Most HIV woman will take anti-retrovirals during pregnancy,give birth via Cesarean and not breast feed. This reduces transmission risk to 0.8% (UK standard of care)
How does the congenital Heart disease disease progress over time?
The pathologic, physiologic, or biochemical mechanism results in the development of congenital heart disease. Congenital conditions exist at birth and may be hereditary or may occur during gestation up to the moment of birth.
How is the HSV 1 virus transmitted?
The HSV 1 Virus is transmitted by contact with the infected area during re-activations of the virus. You are also able to transmit it during birth but the risk is very low.
How many infants whose mothers have fifth disease are born with signs of the disease?
About one-third of infants whose mothers contract fifth disease during pregnancy show signs of infection at birth.
What is GBS disease?
Group B streptococcal (GBS) disease is a common bacterial infection that is potentially life-threatening if transmitted to a fetus during early pregnancy or birth.
What disease that a person is born with?
A "congenital" disease is one that someone has from birth.
What is a conjenical deaseas?
A congenital disease is one which is present from birth and not acquired later. Eg. a congenitally blind person is one who was blind from birth and did not become blind during their life due to an illness or accident.
What was the disease William shakespeare caught after his birth?
There was a plague outbreak in Stratford near the time of Shakespeare's birth, but the point is that he did not catch the disease, which is why he survived.
Can you get hepatitis c from sharing a drink?
An alcoholic beverage can transmit hepatitis; generally the cause is contaminated water that was used to make the ice cubes. This would only happen in a country where the water supply was not properly processed. In the US it is very unlikely that a drink would transmit disease. In some other countries it is much more likely.
What heart disease is a malformation of the heart present at birth?
Congenital heart disease
Can a baby get inclusion conjunctivitis of the newborn during birth if the mother is has chlamydia?
Yes, a baby born to a woman with chlamydia can get inclusion conjunctivitis or pneumonia.
