A nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of young adult pregnant women about common infections and their effect on pregnancy
When describing the infections, which infection would the nurse include as the most common congenital and perinatal viral infection in the world? A) Rubella
B) Hepatitis B
C) Cytomegalovirus
D) Parvovirus B19
C
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Although rubella, hepatitis B, and parvovirus B19 can affect pregnant women and their fetuses, cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital and perinatal viral infection in the world. CMV is the leading cause of congenital infection, with morbidity and mortality at birth and sequelae. Each year approximately 1–7% of pregnant women acquire a primary CMV infection. Of these, about 30–40% transmits infection to their fetuses.
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