Question

Congenital syphilis in newborns can result from which transmission route?

Options

• Infected needles only

• Sexual contact only

• Blood transfusion exclusively

• Mother-to-fetus transmission

Answer 1

Congenital syphilis occurs through vertical transmission from an infected mother to the fetus across the placenta. This can occur at any stage of maternal syphilis and results in serious congenital infections causing damage to the heart, brain, and nervous system in newborns.