<prompt> Newborns have transplacentally acquired immunity against all of the following diseases exceptMeaslesPeusisDiphteriaPoliomyelitis  <response>: Peussis is an acute highly contagious respiratory tract infection caused by BORDETELLA PEUSSIS . Neither natural disease nor vaccination provides complete or lifelong immunity against peussis re-infection or disease. Protection against typical disease begins to wane 3-5 yrs after vaccination and is unmeasurable after 12 yrs. Reference: Nelson textbook of pediatrics 21st edition Page 944 