Which of the Following Would Be an Example of Vertical

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of vertical transmission of infectious agents?

• A) Staphylococcus spp. gaining antibiotic resistance genes through conjugation
• B) HIV passing from mother to child in utero
• C) an infectious ameba obtained from a water sample
• D) influenza being passed by a sneeze
• E) hepatitis being transmitted by an infected needle stick

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