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Gynaecology & Obstetrics Medical Illness Complicating Pregnancy 04fe7e76

Which of the following perinatal infections has the highest risk of fetal infection in the first trimester

A
Hepatitis B virus
B
Syphillis
C
Toxoplasmosis
D
Rubella
High-Yield Explanation
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

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