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Horizontal Transmission

MedGen UID:
926488
•Concept ID:
C4288956
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Horizontal Disease Transmission

Definition

The transmission of a disease from one individual to another. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHorizontal Transmission

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management.
Dashraath P, Nielsen-Saines K, Rimoin A, Mattar CNZ, Panchaud A, Baud D
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Dec;227(6):849-861.e7. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.017. PMID: 35985514Free PMC Article
Global Epidemiology, Prevention, and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Mak LY, Cruz-Ramón V, Chinchilla-López P, Torres HA, LoConte NK, Rice JP, Foxhall LE, Sturgis EM, Merrill JK, Bailey HH, Méndez-Sánchez N, Yuen MF, Hwang JP
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2018 May 23;38:262-279. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_200939. PMID: 30231359
Multidrug-Resistant Candida: Epidemiology, Molecular Mechanisms, and Treatment.
Arendrup MC, Patterson TF
J Infect Dis 2017 Aug 15;216(suppl_3):S445-S451. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix131. PMID: 28911043

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia.
Zhang CH, Cheng Y, Zhang S, Fan J, Gao Q
Liver Int 2022 Aug;42(9):2029-2041. Epub 2022 Apr 3 doi: 10.1111/liv.15251. PMID: 35319165
Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection.
Veronese P, Dodi I, Esposito S, Indolfi G
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 14;27(26):4182-4193. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i26.4182. PMID: 34326618Free PMC Article
Breastfeeding and COVID-19.
Galindo-Sevilla NDC, Contreras-Carreto NA, Rojas-Bernabé A, Mancilla-Ramírez J
Gac Med Mex 2021;157(2):194-200. doi: 10.24875/GMM.20000665. PMID: 34270527
Hendra virus ecology and transmission.
Field HE
Curr Opin Virol 2016 Feb;16:120-125. Epub 2016 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2016.02.004. PMID: 26978066
Toxoplasma gondii: from animals to humans.
Tenter AM, Heckeroth AR, Weiss LM
Int J Parasitol 2000 Nov;30(12-13):1217-58. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7519(00)00124-7. PMID: 11113252Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection.
Veronese P, Dodi I, Esposito S, Indolfi G
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 14;27(26):4182-4193. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i26.4182. PMID: 34326618Free PMC Article
Multidrug-Resistant Candida: Epidemiology, Molecular Mechanisms, and Treatment.
Arendrup MC, Patterson TF
J Infect Dis 2017 Aug 15;216(suppl_3):S445-S451. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix131. PMID: 28911043
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: history, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical syndrome and genetic diversity.
Bente DA, Forrester NL, Watts DM, McAuley AJ, Whitehouse CA, Bray M
Antiviral Res 2013 Oct;100(1):159-89. Epub 2013 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.07.006. PMID: 23906741
Chronic wasting disease.
Gilch S, Chitoor N, Taguchi Y, Stuart M, Jewell JE, Schätzl HM
Top Curr Chem 2011;305:51-77. doi: 10.1007/128_2011_159. PMID: 21598099
Cat-scratch Disease.
Klotz SA, Ianas V, Elliott SP
Am Fam Physician 2011 Jan 15;83(2):152-5. PMID: 21243990

Therapy

Tools and techniques to identify, study, and control Candida auris.
Carty J, Chowdhary A, Bernstein D, Thangamani S
PLoS Pathog 2023 Oct;19(10):e1011698. Epub 2023 Oct 19 doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011698. PMID: 37856418Free PMC Article
mRNA: Vaccine or Gene Therapy? The Safety Regulatory Issues.
Banoun H
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Jun 22;24(13) doi: 10.3390/ijms241310514. PMID: 37445690Free PMC Article
Risk of early horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in children of uninfected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ansari A, Vincent JP, Moorhouse L, Shimakawa Y, Nayagam S
Lancet Glob Health 2023 May;11(5):e715-e728. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00131-6. PMID: 37061310
Antimicrobial resistance: Prevalence, economic burden, mechanisms of resistance and strategies to overcome.
Pulingam T, Parumasivam T, Gazzali AM, Sulaiman AM, Chee JY, Lakshmanan M, Chin CF, Sudesh K
Eur J Pharm Sci 2022 Mar 1;170:106103. Epub 2021 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2021.106103. PMID: 34936936
Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection.
Veronese P, Dodi I, Esposito S, Indolfi G
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 14;27(26):4182-4193. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i26.4182. PMID: 34326618Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Infant isolation and cohorting for preventing or reducing transmission of healthcare-associated infections in neonatal units.
Hanna M, Shah R, Marquez L, Barzegar R, Gordon A, Pammi M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jun 27;6(6):CD012458. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012458.pub2. PMID: 37368649Free PMC Article
Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia.
Zhang CH, Cheng Y, Zhang S, Fan J, Gao Q
Liver Int 2022 Aug;42(9):2029-2041. Epub 2022 Apr 3 doi: 10.1111/liv.15251. PMID: 35319165
Breastfeeding and COVID-19.
Galindo-Sevilla NDC, Contreras-Carreto NA, Rojas-Bernabé A, Mancilla-Ramírez J
Gac Med Mex 2021;157(2):194-200. doi: 10.24875/GMM.20000665. PMID: 34270527
Global Epidemiology, Prevention, and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Mak LY, Cruz-Ramón V, Chinchilla-López P, Torres HA, LoConte NK, Rice JP, Foxhall LE, Sturgis EM, Merrill JK, Bailey HH, Méndez-Sánchez N, Yuen MF, Hwang JP
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2018 May 23;38:262-279. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_200939. PMID: 30231359
Chronic viral hepatitis.
Chang MH
Indian J Pediatr 1995 Nov-Dec;62(6):673-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02825113. PMID: 10829942

Clinical prediction guides

Vaccine escape challenges virus prevention: The example of two vaccine-preventable oncogenic viruses.
Qu W, Sui L, Li Y
J Med Virol 2023 Nov;95(11):e29184. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29184. PMID: 37943176
Is There Horizontal Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?
Balash Y, Kahana E, Korczyn AD, Wolker M, Nabal H, Anis E, Rosenmann H, Milo R
Neuroepidemiology 2023;57(3):156-161. Epub 2023 Apr 28 doi: 10.1159/000530407. PMID: 37044081
AA-amyloidosis in cats (Felis catus) housed in shelters.
Ferri F, Ferro S, Porporato F, Callegari C, Guglielmetti C, Mazza M, Ferrero M, Crinò C, Gallo E, Drigo M, Coppola LM, Gerardi G, Schulte TP, Ricagno S, Vogel M, Storni F, Bachmann MF, Vogt AC, Caminito S, Mazzini G, Lavatelli F, Palladini G, Merlini G, Zini E
PLoS One 2023;18(3):e0281822. Epub 2023 Mar 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281822. PMID: 36989207Free PMC Article
Vertical and Horizontal Transmission of Cell Fusing Agent Virus in Aedes aegypti.
Logan RAE, Quek S, Muthoni JN, von Eicken A, Brettell LE, Anderson ER, Villena MEN, Hegde S, Patterson GT, Heinz E, Hughes GL, Patterson EI
Appl Environ Microbiol 2022 Sep 22;88(18):e0106222. Epub 2022 Aug 29 doi: 10.1128/aem.01062-22. PMID: 36036577Free PMC Article
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of mothers with COVID-19 and their neonates: vertical transmission.
Vega-Fernández AG, Zevallos-Vargas BM, Flores-Figueroa FDP, Holguín-Plasencia JC, Centeno-Fuentes LMG, Ayquipa-Gil SA, Lescano-Alva RA, Arrasco-Castro KP, Alvarado-Herrera HA, Zafra-Alegre WR, Idrogo-Cayotopa EJ, Reyes-Carranza CP, Ramírez-Gamarra LK, Peña-Estrella JG, Pardo-Carrasco AM, Suárez-Rebaza SA
Medwave 2021 Aug 30;21(7):e8454. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2021.07.8454. PMID: 34519722

Recent systematic reviews

Transovarial transmission of mosquito-borne viruses: a systematic review.
Janjoter S, Kataria D, Yadav M, Dahiya N, Sehrawat N
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023;13:1304938. Epub 2024 Jan 3 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1304938. PMID: 38235494Free PMC Article
Infant isolation and cohorting for preventing or reducing transmission of healthcare-associated infections in neonatal units.
Hanna M, Shah R, Marquez L, Barzegar R, Gordon A, Pammi M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jun 27;6(6):CD012458. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012458.pub2. PMID: 37368649Free PMC Article
Risk of early horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in children of uninfected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ansari A, Vincent JP, Moorhouse L, Shimakawa Y, Nayagam S
Lancet Glob Health 2023 May;11(5):e715-e728. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00131-6. PMID: 37061310
Review of Nonfoodborne Zoonotic and Potentially Zoonotic Poultry Diseases.
Agunos A, Pierson FW, Lungu B, Dunn PA, Tablante N
Avian Dis 2016 Sep;60(3):553-75. doi: 10.1637/11413-032416-Review.1. PMID: 27610715
Penises not required: a systematic review of the potential for human papillomavirus horizontal transmission that is non-sexual or does not include penile penetration.
Liu Z, Rashid T, Nyitray AG
Sex Health 2016 Feb;13(1):10-21. doi: 10.1071/SH15089. PMID: 26433493

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