TORCH COMPLEX

Course overview

THE TERM TORCH COMPLEX OR TORCHES INFECTION INCLUDES TOXOPLASMOSIS, OTHERS (SYPHILIS, HEPATITIS B), RUBELLA, CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, HERPES SIMPLEX. THESE ARE CAUSED BY TOXOPLASMA GONDII, TREPONEMA PALLIDUM, HEPATITIS B VIRUS, RUBELLA VIRUS, CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, AND HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV), RESPECTIVELY. HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND ZIKA VIRUS ARE SOMETIMES INCLUDED IN THIS GROUPING. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TORCH COMPLEX.