The research underscores that «many viruses, including some similar to Zika, can
infect the placenta and the cells of the baby,» says George Saade, an obstetrician - gynecologist and cell biologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
«Study identifies how Zika virus
infects the placenta.»
Not exact matches
Listeria can easily pass through the
placenta and
infect your baby, leading to life - threatening conditions such as blood poisoning.
Listeria can cross the
placenta and
infect your baby, leading to a potential miscarriage.
For example, that the mother did not have
infected scars, did not have a bleed after the baby was born, did not have to have her
placenta removed manually did not have excessive tears, did not contract MRSA, and did not have PND.
She says the impacts are consistent with earlier studies showing that the virus appears to preferentially
infect fetal brain tissue and the
placenta.
«From a treatment perspective,» Hunter said, «that means if a pregnant woman gets
infected for the first time, there is a fairly short period of time when the parasite can cross the
placenta and affect the fetus.
Lab tests found the exact same strain of GBS that had
infected the baby in the
placenta pills.
The researchers found that only some fetuses from each female were
infected with virus, suggesting that the
placenta may be the most important barrier in preventing Zika virus from reaching the fetus.
People who have antibodies to dengue might mount a less intense immune response to Zika, which might make it more likely that the virus crosses the
placenta and
infects a fetus.
Under a microscope, the researchers found that the layers of tissue in the
placentas of the mice
infected with Zika virus were no longer organized well and might be how the virus could penetrate the fetus.
The researchers also could see the activation of antiviral defenses in the
placentas of pregnant mice
infected with virus.
Researchers have already documented an increase of microcephaly cases coinciding with the outbreak and have found evidence of the virus in brains of newborns who died, as well as in fluid from the
placenta of
infected pregnant women.
During the malaria blood - stage infection P. falciparum parasite
infects the red blood cells which bind to chondroitin sulphate A (CSA) in the intervillous spaces of the
placenta, preventing the efficient transmission of nutrients to the foetus and increasing the risk of spontaneous abortion.
He was key in building the model that showed Zika virus crosses the
placenta and can
infect fetal cells.
The good news is the flu virus does not cross the
placenta and
infect the baby!
Unborn puppies can become
infected with Babesia across the
placenta (this is called «transplacental transmission»), if their mother is
infected during her pregnancy.
Puppies may become
infected by larvae through the
placenta during pregnancy or the milk during nursing.
A pregnant dog that is
infected with canine distemper can easily pass on the virus to its puppies through the
placenta.
They may become
infected with parasites at birth (passed from their mother through the
placenta or milk) or become
infected through contact with
infected feces or other
infected animals.
These worms can also be transmitted across the
placenta to puppies before they are born and spread from mother cats to kittens through
infected milk.
Dogs may become
infected with hookworms via four different routes: through the mouth, through the skin, through the mother's
placenta before birth and through the mother's milk.
The virus can cross the
placenta and
infect them while they are still within the uterus, or they may become exposed from vaginal secretions during birth.
It occurs if a puppy fetus is
infected prior to birth (i.e. if its pregnant mother is
infected and passes the virus to her unborn puppies through the
placenta).
Puppies become
infected when hookworm larvae pass through the
placenta of
infected bitches.