Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical

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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.

Descriptor ID	D018445
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.310.425
Concept/Terms	Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Pathogen Transmission, Vertical Transmission, Vertical Pathogen Vertical Pathogen Transmission Vertical Transmission of Infectious Disease Vertical Infection Transmission Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission Infection Transmission, Vertical Transmission, Vertical Infection Maternal-Fetal Infection Transmission Maternal-Fetal Infection Transmission Maternal Fetal Infection Transmission Transmission, Maternal-Fetal Infection Infection Transmission, Maternal-Fetal Infection Transmission, Maternal Fetal Infection Transmission, Fetomaternal Mother-to-Child Transmission Mother to Child Transmission Mother-to-Child Transmissions Transmission, Mother-to-Child Transmissions, Mother-to-Child Fetomaternal Infection Transmission Transmission, Fetomaternal Infection

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical".

Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Disease Transmission, Infectious [N06.850.310]
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical [N06.850.310.425]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	2	2
2003	4	1	5
2004	1	1	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	0	2	2
2007	2	1	3
2008	1	2	3
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	2	3
2019	1	1	2
2020	1	1	2
2021	3	3	6
2022	1	1	2
2024	0	4	4
2025	2	0	2

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Messick EA, Saha S, Slaughter JL, Kielt MJ, Benninger KL, Bell EF, Stoll BJ, Puopolo KM, Mukhopadhyay S, Flannery DD, Wyckoff MH, Cotten CM, Patel RM, Laptook AR, Grisby C, Das A, Walsh MC, S?nchez PJ. Maternal Coronavirus Disease 2019 Test Positivity and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Outcomes for Infants Born Extremely Preterm. J Pediatr. 2026 01; 288:114840.

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Barr EA, Lambert CC, Picou B, Chandler R, Beach R. Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Position on Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding: Ensuring Equity, Autonomy, Access, and Respect in HIV-Related Infant Feeding Decisions. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 36(6):690-692.

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Jao J, Bonner LB, Dobinda K, Powis KM, Sun S, Legbedze J, Mmasa KN, Makhema J, Mmalane M, Kgole S, Masasa G, Moyo S, Gerschenson M, Mohammed T, Abrams EJ, Kurland IJ, Geffner ME. Lower Insulin Sensitivity Through 36 Months of Life With in Utero HIV and Antiretroviral Exposure in Botswana: Results From the Tshilo Dikotla Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 09 26; 79(3):727-733.

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Gojanovich GS, Marsit CJ, Kacanek D, Russell J, Hudson G, Van Dyke RB, Naini AB, Gerschenson M. Relationships of mitochondrial DNA mutations and select clinical diagnoses in perinatally HIV- and ART-exposed uninfected children. Mitochondrion. 2024 Nov; 79:101949.

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Gojanovich GS, Yu W, Zhang ZJ, Jacobson DL, Yao TJ, Jao J, Libutti DE, Geffner ME, Gerschenson M. Longitudinal changes in mitochondrial-associated measures and insulin resistance in youth with perinatally-acquired HIV in the U.S. Mitochondrion. 2024 Sep; 78:101936.

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Moar P, Linn K, Premeaux TA, Bowler S, Sardarni UK, Gopalan BP, Shwe EE, San T, Han H, Clements D, Hlaing CS, Kyu EH, Thair C, Mar YY, Nway N, Mannarino J, Bolzenius J, Mar S, Aye AMM, Tandon R, Paul R, Ndhlovu LC. Plasma galectin-9 relates to cognitive performance and inflammation among adolescents with vertically acquired HIV. AIDS. 2024 08 01; 38(10):1460-1467.

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Modi A, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Trivedi S, Kosambiya JK, Wells KJ. "I?Tell Her Not to Take Medicines": Understanding Engagement in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Care Continuum through the Socio-Ecological Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 10 19; 19(20).

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Elwell K. The social and cultural consequences of infertility in rural and peri-urban Malawi. Afr J Reprod Health. 2022 Jul; 26(7):112-126.

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Haddad A, Voth B, Brooks J, Swang M, Carryl H, Algarzae N, Taylor S, Parker C, Van Rompay KKA, De Paris K, Burke MW. Reduced neuronal population in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in infant macaques infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). J Neurovirol. 2021 12; 27(6):923-935.

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Johnson EL, Swieboda D, Olivier A, Enninga EAL, Chakraborty R. Robust innate immune responses at the placenta during early gestation may limit in utero HIV transmission. PLoS Pathog. 2021 08; 17(8):e1009860.

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