TORCH infections (or TORCH syndrome) are a group of infectious diseases that affect a developing baby (fetus) or newborn baby. If you get a TORCH infection, you can pass it to your baby during pregnancy, during delivery or after birth.

TORCH syndrome is a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and other organisms including syphilis, parvovirus, and Varicella zoster. [1] Zika virus is considered the most recent member of TORCH infections. [2]

2009年5月15日 · TORCH Syndrome refers to any of a group of infections in newborns due to one of the TORCH infectious agents having crossed the placenta during pregnancy. The acronym TORCH refers to (T)oxoplasmosis, (O)ther Agents, (R)ubella (or German Measles), (C)ytomegalovirus, and (H)erpes Simplex.

2023年3月5日 · TORCH Syndrome is a group of diseases that cause problems, some of them serious, in newborn babies. WebMD explains how to spot the signs and prevent sickness.

2023年7月17日 · The term TORCH complex or TORCHes infection includes toxoplasmosis, others (syphilis, hepatitis B), rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex. These are caused by toxoplasma gondii, treponema pallidum, hepatitis B virus, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus (HSV), respectively.

2025年1月6日 · A TORCH infection, also known as TORCH syndrome, is an infection of the developing fetus or newborn that can occur in utero, during delivery, or after birth. It can be caused by any one of a group of infectious agents indicated in the …

TORCH is an acronym for a group of diseases that cause congenital (present at birth) conditions if a fetus is exposed to them in the uterus. TORCH stands for: Toxoplasmosis; Other (such as syphilis, varicella, mumps, parvovirus, and HIV) Rubella; Cytomegalovirus; Herpes simplex; The “other” diseases described in this article include: Syphilis

2024年5月22日 · What is TORCH? TORCH (or TORCH syndrome) is the short term used to describe a group of diseases that are passed from mother to baby during pregnancy (congenital). The “letters” stand for: Toxoplasmosis, Other (such as syphilis, mumps, HIV, parvovirus, chickenpox virus and other viruses) Rubella; Cytomegalovirus; Herpes simplex; What causes ...