<prompt> Transplacental transmission occurs in all, EXCEPT:CytomegalovirusHerpes virusHepatitis E virusThalidomide  <response>: Transplacental or veical transmission: Disease agents can be transmitted transplacentally. This is a form of direct transmission. Examples include the TORCH agents Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus and herpes virus, varicella virus, syphilis, hepatitis B, Coxsackie B and AIDS. Some of the non-living agents e.g., thalidomide, diethylstilbestrol can also be transmitted veically. Ref: Parks textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 21st edition, page-93 