Down syndrome is not an infectious disease that is transmitted from one person to another. It is something with which you are born.
it cannot be transmitted
Genetically
Down syndrome is a non-communicable genetic condition caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is not contagious and cannot be transmitted from one person to another through contact or any form of interaction. Down syndrome occurs during cell division in the early stages of development and is not influenced by environmental factors or infections.
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Disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, are caused by nondisjunction.
Down syndrome is generally the preferred spelling, although Down's syndrome is sometimes used in American sources.
Most cases of down syndrome are not inherited. Translocation Down syndrome can be inherited.
Down syndrome IS the diagnosis.
Down Syndrome Is In Your Brain.
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No, Down Syndrome is permanent.
Down syndromeBoth spellings are correct and acceptable. And "syndrome" is sometimes uppercase and sometimes lowercase. On Answers.com, we choose the spelling "Down syndrome."