Which of the following perinatal infections has the highest risk of fetal infection in the first trimester
RUBELLA Possibility of fetal infection is almost 90% when maternal transmission occurs during 1st trimester. its around 50% in the second trimester. Some of the possible effects are: Sensorineural Hearing loss, eye defects like cataracts and micro ophthalmia, Hea diseases like septal defects, Pulmonic stenosis, mental retardation. Also seen are Neonatal purpura, radiolucent bone disease & hepatospleenomegaly
Hepatitis B virus
Syphillis
Toxoplasmosis
Rubella
Medical Illness Complicating Pregnancy