An example of a vertical transmission of a disease is through
1. Breast milk
2. Sexual transmission
3. Mosquitoes
4. Contaminated food
ANS: 1
Vertical transmission is the passing of infection from parent to offspring via sperm, placenta, milk, or contact in the vaginal canal at birth.
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