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Descriptor English:   Disease Transmission, Vertical 
Descriptor Spanish:   Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Transmissão Vertical de Doença 
Synonyms English:   Transmission, Vertical
Vertical Transmission  
Tree Number:   G03.850.310.330
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   vertical refers to transm from one generation to another; coord IM with specific dis /transm (IM); DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL (transm in same generation) is also available; DF: DIS TRANSM VERTICAL
History Note English:   95 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
classification economics
ethics history
legislation & jurisprudence prevention & control
statistics & numerical data veterinary
Record Number:   32282 
Unique Identifier:   D018445 

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