Introduction
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Rubella
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- HIV
- Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
- HSV-2 is more common, although HSV-1 is also possible
- Syphilis
- Signs in the fetus in ToRCHeS infections (nonspecific, common to multiple infections)
- hepatosplenomegaly
- fever
- poor feeding
- growth retardation
- jaundice
- thrombocytopenia
- hearing impairment
- mental retardation
- autism
- death
Other infections that cross the placenta
- These infections can also cross the placenta
- coxsackie B virus
- poliovirus
- parvovirus B19
- Zika virus
- Listeria monocytogenes