2026 Community Health HESI Exam - All Q&As Brand NEW + Complete And Study material 25pages LEARNEXAMS

1) #1 cause of death in infants Correct answer: Suffocation 2) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Correct answer: Unexplained death, normally during sleep, ofa seemingly healthy baby - less than a year old 3) Most significant cause of illness in infants and children Correct answer: Infection 4) Vertical Transmission of Infection Correct answer: Passage of a disease-causing agent (pathogen) from mother to baby during the period immediately before and afterbirth. Transmission might occur across the placenta, in the breast milk, or through direct contact during or after birth. For example, HIV can be a vertically transmitted pathogen. Also known as perinatal transmission. 5) Risks for childhood obesity are related to what? Correct answer: Obesity in the parents 6) Obesity rates higher in what populations?