Define Transplacenta transmission.

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Transplacental transmission:
It is defined as the transmission of pathogens that are transferred from the mother to the fetus through the placenta.
It leads to several congenital diseases like:
Poliomyelitis is caused by Poliovirus,
Rubella caused by Rubella sp.,
Cytomegalovirus by Cytomegalovirus.

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