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Congenital syphilis is transmitted from an infected woman to her unborn baby. Careful attention to syphilis testing and treatment during pregnancy are required to prevent congenital syphilis.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoSyphilis can be transmitted to a fetus either prenatally or perinatally if the mother is infected during pregnancy or was inadequately treated for a past infection.
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What is the most common infection that can be transmitted from mother to fetus?
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common infection that can be transmitted to a fetus.
What prevents the majority infections from spreading from mother to fetus?
Antibodies in the maternal blood prevent most infections from being transmitted to the fetus.
What food-borne infections can be transmitted from mother to fetus?
The food-borne bacterial infections listeriosis--caused by Listeria monocytogenes --and salmonellosis or food poisoning--caused by Salmonella bacteria--can be transmitted to a fetus.
What is the disease or alternate names for treponema pallidum?
Treponema pallidum causes syphilis. Syphilis is a serious disease, if untreated. Syphilis is sexually transmitted disease.
What Structure pushes fetus out of the mother?
The structure that pushes the fetus out of the mother is called the uterus.
Did syphilis have a known cure?
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration), secondary syphilis with a diffuse rash which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, latent syphilis with little to no symptoms, and tertiary syphilis with gummas, neurological, or cardiac symptoms. It has, however, been known as "the great imitator" due to its frequent atypical presentations. Diagnosis is usually via blood tests; however, the bacteria can also be visualized under a microscope. Syphilis can be effectively treated with antibiotics, specifically the preferred intramuscular penicillin G (given intravenously for neurosyphilis), or else ceftriaxone, and in those who have a severe pencillin allergy, oral doxycycline or azithromycin.(Information taken from wikipedia)
What has the author Franz Mracek written?
Franz Mracek has written: 'Atlas of syphilis and the venereal diseases, including a brief treatise on the pathology and treatment' -- subject(s): Sexually transmitted diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Atlases, Syphilis
Can a fetus survive when mother is a and fetus is b blood group?
Yes, there is no danger to the fetus is the mother is type A and baby is type B
Is folic acid found in a higher concentration in fetus than mother?
A fetus gets all of it's nutrition from their mother. The mother has all of the nutrients and passes them along to the fetus.
What is bejel?
Bejel, also known as endemic syphilis, is a chronic but curable disease, seen mostly in children in arid regions. Unlike the better-known venereal syphilis, endemic syphilis is not a sexually transmitted disease.
What infections can cause you to to have a stillbirth?
A number of different disorders can cause stillbirth. They include: Diabetes in the mother. Hemorrhage. Abnormalities in the fetus caused by infectious diseases, including syphilis, toxoplasmosis, German measles (rubella), and influenza.
What is the function of the placental?
it is the interface between the fetus and the mother's blood supply it acts like a filter - supplying nutrients to the fetus and disposing of waste material from the fetus to the mother all of this without actually mixing the blood of the fetus and the mother
