Infants Born to Asymptomatic Mothers with Recurrent Genital Herpes Are

question 56

Multiple Choice

Infants born to asymptomatic mothers with recurrent genital herpes are less likely to acquire herpesvirus at birth than infants born to newly infected mothers because

• A) prophylactic antibiotics are administered to the newborn.
• B) the disease cannot be transmitted to newborns.
• C) maternal antibodies offer protection.
• D) the disease is not communicable.
• E) the virus is not growing.

---

Definitions:

Displacement

In physics, the movement of an object from one place to another or the volume displaced by an object in a fluid.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously excluded from awareness.

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.