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Transplacental transmission occurs in all, EXCEPT:

A
Cytomegalovirus
B
Herpes virus
C
Hepatitis E virus
D
Thalidomide
High-Yield Explanation
Transplacental (or veical) transmission: Disease agents can be transmitted transplacentally. This is a form of direct transmission. Examples include the TORCH agents (Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus and herpes virus), varicella virus, syphilis, hepatitis B, Coxsackie B and AIDS. Some of the non-living agents (e.g., thalidomide, diethylstilbestrol) can also be transmitted veically. Ref: Park's textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 21st edition, page-93

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