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Q: Infectious diseases that can cause a miscarriage

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 16th, 2009

i recently had a miscarriage and was wondering if there was a diease that can kill the baby. i was told that theres a disease or infection that kills or rejects the baby. i was just wondering what the name for that was.

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on January 20th, 2009

Miscarriage and Stillbirth Answer A5407

Several infectious diseases can cause a miscarriage: Chlamydia, Toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus, Rubella infection. For each of them there are adequate laboratory tests that are used if an infection is suspected. Certain of these infections are not characterized by specific symptoms, thus the laboratory tests are necessary for proper diagnostics.

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