Multiple choice

Which among the following infections spreads through vaginal intercourse, oral-to-genital contact, and vertically from mother to her infant in utero?

  1. Herpes

  2. Micoplasma hominis

  3. Crypto

  4. Shigellosis

  5. Giardiasis

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Micoplasma hominis infection spreads through vaginal intercourse, oral-to-genital contact, and vertically from mother to her infant in utero or by the colonization by the bacteria as the baby descends through the birth canal or by nosocomial acquisition through transplanted tissues.