Vertical disease transmission

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006683",
  "term": "Vertical disease transmission",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mother to child transmission",
    "vertical infection transmission"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "disease transmission",
    "transovarial transmission",
    "transplacental transmission"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "transmisión vertical de enfermedades"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/vertical-disease-transmission/"
}