<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat does perinatal infection mean?  <response>: <reason> Bacteria, viruses, and other organisms are able to be passed from mother to child. Several vertically transmitted infections are included in the TORCH complex: Other infections include:Parvovirus B19 Coxsackievirus Chickenpox caused by varicella zoster virus Chlamydia infection HIV Human T-lymphotropic virus Syphilis Zika fever, caused by Zika virus, can cause microcephaly and other brain defects in the child. Hepatitis BThe TORCH complex was originally considered to consist of the four conditions mentioned above, with the TO referring to Toxoplasma. The four-term form is still used in many modern references and the capitalization TORCH is sometimes used in these contexts. A further expansion of this acronym, CHEAPTORCHES, was proposed by Ford-Jones and Kellner in 1995: C chickenpox and shingles H hepatitis, C, D, E E enteroviruses A AIDS HIV infection P parvovirus B19 produces hydrops fetalis secondary to aplastic anemia T toxoplasmosis O other group B streptococci, Listeria, Candida, and Lyme disease R rubella C cytomegalovirus H herpes simplex E everything else sexually transmitted gonorrhea, Chlamydia infection, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and human papillomavirus S Syphilis 