Question |
Answer |
The highly specialized structure that protects the fetus from microorganisms is the |
Placenta |
Congenital CMV infections are caused by |
Cytomegalovirus |
The most common virus transmitted during pregnancy is |
Cytomegalovirus |
A fetus infected with rubella virus produces which of the following antibodies that can then be detected in the umbilical cord |
IgM |
The type of antibody that can cross the placenta is |
IgG |
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is most common in |
Infants |
Infectious mononucleosis most often occurs in |
Young adults |
Almost half of all the STIs diagnosed in the US are among |
Young adults |
Infectious diseases in the adult population are responsible for about one third of all deaths in individuals over the age of |
65 years |
All the following infections may recur during pregnancy except |
Streptococcal infections |