The mother of an infant with multiple anomalies tells the nurse that she had a viral infection in the beginning of her pregnancy.Which viral infection is associated with fetal anomalies?

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The rubella virus can cross the placenta and infect the fetus,causing fetal anomalies.Measles is not associated with congenital defects.Most cases of roseola occur in children 6 to 18 months old.HSV can be trAnswermitted to the newborn infant during vaginal delivery,causing multisystem disease.It is not trAnswermitted trAnswerplacentally to the fetus during gestation.

The Mother of an Infant with Multiple Anomalies Tells the Nurse