This document summarizes several blood borne pathogens including cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B19, listeriosis, malaria, and syphilis. It describes their symptoms and modes of transmission, noting that some like cytomegalovirus, listeriosis, and syphilis can be transmitted from mother to fetus, potentially resulting in complications for the infant. The document provides details on potential symptoms for adults and infants, including fever, rash, enlarged organs, failure to thrive, and paralysis in the case of congenital syphilis.

1. SYMPTOMS OF INFECTION
BY
OTHER BLOOD BORNE
PATHOGENS.
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2. Blood Borne Pathogens
Is a disease- causing
microorganisms
carried in the host
blood.

3. CYTOMEGALOVI
RUS a form similar
This disease sometimes takes
to infectious mononucleosis in otherwise
healthy adults; however, it may develop into
severe lung disease in immuno-compromised
adults.
Symptoms may include:
Swollen glands, fever, fatigue. Pregnant women can
pass
the disease on to their newborns. Infants with CMV
presents
signs of jaundice, rash, and low birth weight. In severe

4. ERY THEMA INFECTIOSUM
(PARVOVIRUS B19)
Moderately contagious disease seen
mainly in children and caused by
human parvovirus B19. This disease is
characterized by the abrupt onset of
a rash. The virus may be transmitted
from mother to fetus, and although it
does not cause birth defects, there is
some risk of fetal death from

5. LISTERIOSIS
Listeriosis is an infectious
disease caused by the
bacterium Listeria
monocytogenes. Once infected,
an individual can pass the
infection to others through
contact with blood or blood
products, and a pregnant
woman may also pass it to her
fetus.
Symptoms in infected adults may
include fever, shock, rash, and

6. MALARIA
Malaria infection is spread from person to
person primarily through the bite of infected
mosquitoes. There also have been cases of
transmission from mother to fetus as well as
from an infected to an uninfected person
through an accidental needle stick.
Symptoms:
High fever i.e. 104-
106°F, headache, gastrointestinal
difficulties, enlarged spleen and liver

7. Syphilis is a sexually
transmitted disease(STD)
caused by the spirochete
SYPHILIS
Treponema Pallidum. A
pregnant woman may pass
this disease to her fetus. An
affected infant experiences
the most severe form. An
infant born with congenital
syphilis may exhibit nail
exfoliation(nails fall off), hair
loss, rhinitis, lesions,
anemia, failure to thrive, and
paralysis of one or more
limbs.