passage of a disease-causing agent (pathogen) from mother to baby during the period immediately before and after birth

three shapes of bacteria

a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury

the immunity that our body gains over time

living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen

relating to or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms

a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases

the reaction of the cells and fluids of the body to the presence of a substance that is not recognized as a constituent of the body its

in a type of vaccine-use a weakened form of the germ that causes a disease

a microorganism that grows in the presence of air or requires oxygen for growth

the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination

a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms

transmission requires physical contact between an infected person and a susceptible person, and the physical transfer of microorganisms.

spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact

disease that is infectious, spreading, and can make lots of people sick

a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease

an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism live

refers to abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal folding of specific normal cellular protein

resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells

the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues

the proportion of persons in a population who have a particular disease or attribute at a specified point in time or over a specified period of time

a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease

a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health