Which among the following is not vertically transmitted?
Ans: d (HSV) Ref: Park, 19th ed, p. 91Vertical transmission means transplacental transmission. This is a form of direct transmission.Eg. Toxoplasma gondiSyphilisRubellaHepatitis BCytomegalo virusCoxsackie BVaricella virusHIVNon living agents transmitted vertically-Thalidomide, diethyl stilbesterol.Herpes simplex is usually transmitted transvaginally. So the best answer is HS V
CMV
Toxoplasmosis
HIV
HSV
Specific Infections