TORCH test identifies?

VMD-0153

QUESTION

TORCH test identifies?

OPTIONS

(A) Toxoplasmosis, Rabies, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex and HIV
(B) Toxocariosis, Rubella, Cat scratch disease, Histoplasmosis and HIV
(C) Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex, and HIV
(D) Toxocariosis, Rabies, Cat scratch disease, Herpes simplex, and HIV

ANSWER

(C) Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex, and HIV

EXPLANATION

TORCH refers to a group of congenital or perinatal infections; in the expanded option given here it includes toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and HIV. The other options substitute unrelated conditions such as toxocariasis, rabies, cat-scratch disease, or histoplasmosis.

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