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Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Disease Transmission, Infectious > Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Disease Transmission, Infectious > Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Disease Transmission, Infectious > Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical

Preferred term

Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding.

Entry terms

  • Infection Transmission, Vertical
  • Pathogen Transmission, Vertical
  • Vertical Infection Transmission
  • Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission
  • Vertical Transmission of Infectious Disease

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XWPM2C8S-5

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