Which of the following is known to be teratogenic? A. cytomegalovirusB. dengue virusC. BorreliaD. Epstein-Barr virusE. Plasmodium

A) Cytomegalovirus

Explanation:

Cytomeglovirus in a very frequent infection worldwide and women have a high tendency to become contaminated with the consequent consequences of it for the fetus in case of becoming pregnant. It is considered a highly teratogenic infection. In general, infected women are asymptomatic and only the presence of the disease in the fetus is discovered through confirmatory ultrasound studies. Hearing and neurological development disorders occur only in 10% to 15% of children involved.