TORCH is an acronym which stands for Toxoplasmosis, other infections like Parvovirus B19, Varicella-Zoster Virus infection, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, Rubella virus, Cytomegalovirus infections and Herpes Simplex virus infection. These groups of infections are the main threats of serious congenital infection during pregnancy, which may ultimately cause fetal damage or other anomalies,sometimes leading to early and late childhood morbidity. If a developing fetus is infected by a TORCH agent, the outcome of the pregnancy may be miscarriage, stillbirth, delayed fetal growth and maturation (intrauterine growth retardation), or early delivery.
In addition, newborns infected by any one of the TORCH agents may develop a spectrum of similar symptoms and findings. These may include listlessness (lethargy), fever, difficulties feeding, enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatomegaly), and…
