TOXOPLASMOSIS

DEFINITION

CAUSE/STATISTICS HOW MANY BABIES BORN WITH IT

• Pregnant woman must not clean up after a cat it must be clean by some else.
• by eating infected, undercooked meat or by eating contaminated fruit or vegetables.
• Europe,Asia,S America. In the world 1 out of 1000- 8000 have this

SYMPTOMS HOW IS IT DETECTED

TEST/INHERITED/DETECTED BEFOR OF AFTER BIRTH

TREATMENT/CURE/LONG TERM

• Pregnant women, newborns, and infants can be treated, although the parasite is not eliminated completely. The p
• arasites can remain within tissue cells in a less active phase; their location makes it difficult for the medication to completely eliminate them