TORCH complex

As a member of the TORCH complex, cytomegalovirus can cause congenital infection.

The term TORCH complex refers to a set of several different infections that may be caused by transplacental infection.

For these reasons, Rubella is included on the TORCH complex of perinatal infections.

The TORCH complex was originally considered to consist of four conditions, with the "TO" referring to "Toxoplasma".

Numerous possible risk factors have been identified, including gestational diabetes, transplacental infections (the "TORCH complex"), first trimester bleeding, and a history of miscarriage.

This method of infection falls under the TORCH complex, a medical acronym for some of the common pathogens passed from mother to fetus than can cause morbidity and mortality; with the H standing for Herpes simplex.

TORCH complex (also known as STORCH, TORCHES or the TORCH infections) is a medical acronym for a set of perinatal infections (i.e. infections that are passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus).