VERTICAL TRANSMISSION
\vˈɜːtɪkə͡l tɹansmˈɪʃən], \vˈɜːtɪkəl tɹansmˈɪʃən], \v_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_k_əl t_ɹ_a_n_s_m_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).