TORCH syndrome may sound like a single illness, but actually it stands for a group of infectious diseases that can cause problems — some serious — for your unborn baby: T: Toxoplasmosis, O: Other agents (including HIV, syphilis, varicella, and fifth disease), R: Rubella, C: Cytomegalovirus, H: Herpes simplex. A number of infectious diseases can be transmitted to pregnant women and passed on to their babies, increasing the risk of miscarriage, birth defects, and developmental problems. These infections, collectively referred to as TORCH infections, include toxoplasmosis, other (e.g., syphilis, HIV), rubella, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex virus. A TORCH screen is a panel of tests for detecting infections in pregnant women. Infections may be passed on to a fetus during pregnancy.
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