Beware TORCH Pregnancy

TORCH

TORCH is an acronym of some infectious diseases dangerous to be innate to the fetus when suffered by pregnant women. These diseases will easily infect the fetus in the womb of a mother who was pregnant. Diseases which is part of the torch consist of several viruses and bacteria. TORCH is an acronym that if some disease is described as follows:

    * T  : Toxoplasmosis or Toxoplasma gondii. In the Indonesian language known as toxoplasmosis.
    * O : Other infections or other infections such as Hepatitis B , Syphilis, Varicella-Zoster Virus, HIV, and parvovirus B19.
    * R : Rubella, or in Indonesian known as Rubella or German Measles.
    * C : Cytomegalovirus, or known as cytomegalovirus or human herpes virus 5.
    * H : Herpes simplex virus or herpes simplex virus.

Other acronyms are also similar to the torches which stands for Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex, and syphilis.

Toxoplasmosis

Cause: The disease is often associated with cats or dogs as the cause. The cause of this disease is a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii which generally live on mammals such as dogs and cats.

Transmission: These parasites will come out with a dog or cat feces. Through this dirt can eventually get attacked humans. Another is through the spread of flies, cockroaches or other insects that descend the dirt and stick to foods that have been cooked or when the vegetables are not cooked properly can be transmitted to humans. Can also be spread through undercooked meat during processing.

Effect: The fetus is infected with this disease can cause miscarriage or stillbirth. Can also cause abnormalities in babies as adults.

Rubella

Cause: Also known as German measles. A person infected with this disease can be identified by a rash on the body, muscle aches, fever (though not always accompanies this disease infection) and enlarged lymph nodes.

Transmission: Media transmission via the respiratory tract, saliva, sweat, blood or sexual contact other than rubella patients. So, for pregnant women, should keep a distance when there are friends or relatives who are suffering from rubella or German measles to avoid contagion.

Effect: The disease is more dangerous when suffered by women who are pregnant young age, especially in the first trimester of pregnancy. Things that can be experienced by the baby if the mother is infected babies are born with disabilities or suffering from disorders such as brain damage, blindness, deaf or mute.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Cause: Caused by cytomegalo virus.

Effect: If the infection experienced by pregnant women, then the baby at risk of suffering from an enlarged head, brain calcification, liver enlargement, deaf, or the shape of the foot and hands that are not normal.

Herpes simplex type II

Cause: Herpes is divided into two types, while harmful to pregnant women is a type of herpes simplex type II (HSV II). This infection is attacking the genitals. The mark of a person infected with this disease are white or spots appear on the genitals.

Transmission: Transmission is through direct or indirect contact with other sufferers. Can also be transmitted through sexual contact.

Effect: Babies born to mothers infected with the disease can suffer from disorders of the skin, the skin blistered.

Preventing TORCH

Given the dangers of the torch for pregnant women, those of you who are planning pregnancy or who are currently pregnant, may consider the following suggestions so that your baby can be born with good and perfect.

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      Eat nutritious foods
      When pregnant, you should eat lots of nutritious foods. In addition to good fetal development, adequate nutrition will also make the body healthy and strong. When the body healthy, the body can fight various diseases including TORCH that will not infect the body.
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      Perform tests before pregnancy
      It's good, your body check before planning a pregnancy. You can check if the body contained a virus or bacteria that can cause infections TORCH. If you are already infected, follow the advice of a physician to treat and delay pregnancy until completely healed.
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      Vaccination
      Vaccination aims to prevent the entry of the parasite cause TORCH. Like the rubella vaccine can be performed before pregnancy. Only, you should not get pregnant before until 2 months later.
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      Eating foods that are cooked
      Avoid eating food is not cooked or partially cooked. Viral or parasitic causes of TORCH can be found in food and will not die if food is not cooked. To prevent that possibility, always consume cooked foods in your daily life.
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      Check the content of the terartur
      During pregnancy, also make sure that you check regularly and regular content. Point is to be done immediately if the action in your body was infected with TORCH. Handling is quick to help keep baby's condition does not become worse.
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      Keep your body clean
      Keep your body hygiene. Basic hygiene procedures, such as washing hands, is very important.
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      Avoid contact with the disease
      A pregnant woman should avoid contact with anyone suffering from viral infections, such as rubella, also called German measles.

By seeking more information about pregnancy and care for him before and during pregnancy and to think carefully in advance about the various aspects of childbirth, a woman will do their best to ensure a safer pregnancy. Thus, for a pregnant woman, try to always be vigilant against various diseases such as TORCH your baby is born healthy.

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