The placenta is the site where antibodies in the mother's blood pass into the fetal circulation. these antibodies give passive immunity to the fetus for several common childhood diseases. there are some infections for which the mother does not provide antibodies to the fetus. what infection is the fetus not protected from?

In response to framton's dialogue about his health issues, mr. sappleton replies: "no? " said mr. sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. then she suddenly brightened into alert not to what framton was saying. what does this statement reveal about how mrs. sappleton feels about framton? a) she finds him boring. b) she's happy he came by. c) she finds him annoying. d) she feels sorry for him