Other in utero TORCH infections

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
• varicella-Zoster Virus (Chicken Pox)
• fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19)
• HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

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