This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Communicable Diseases, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Vertical transmission is seen in 
Select and explain. 
A. Herpes simplex, B. Leprosy, C. Tetanus, D. Whooping cough
A: Herpes simplex
Answer: A: Herpes simplex 
Explanation: (Herpes simplex) (91 - Park 19fh) (92-Park 20th)* Transplacental (Vertical transmission - Mother to child* Direct transmission, TORCH agents (Toxoplasma, gondii, rubella, CMV, herpes virus) Varicella virus, syphilis* Hepatitis B, COxsackie B and AIDS* Some of the non - living agents (e.g. - thalidomide, DES) produces malformations of the embryo by disturbing its development