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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. disease transmission
  4. vertical disease transmission

Preferred term

vertical disease transmission

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • mother to child transmission
  • vertical infection transmission

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/323693

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