AEPA AZ083 infections that can cause intellectual disabilities in babies and young children Q&A 2023 Update A+

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infections that can cause intellectual disabilities in babies and young children - ANSCongenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Congenital rubella, or German measles Congenital tozoplasmossis Encephalitis ... Meningitis Encephalitis Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Maternal Listeriosis Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - ANS-Passed to fetuses from mothers, who may be symptomatic-- 90% of newborns are also asymptomatic; 5% to 10% of these have later problems such as neurological abnormalities, including intellectual disabilities. Congenital Rubella/German Measles - ANS-passed to fetuses from unvaccinated and exposed mothers, causing neurological damage including blindness or other eye disorders, deafness, heart defects and intellectual disabilities Congenital toxoplasmosis - ANS-passed to fetuses by infected mothers, who can be asymptomatic, with a parasite form raw or undercooked meat that causes intellectual disabilities, vision or hearing loss, and other conditions. Encephalitis - ANS-a brain immflamuation cause by infection, most often viral. Meningitis - ANS-inflammation of the meninges or the membranes covering the spinal cord or brain and is caused by viral or bacterial infection-- the bacterial form is more serious [Show More]

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