Congenital Toxoplasmosis |
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| Authors: | SUSAN E RITTER CNM MSN MPH STEN H. VERMUND MD MSc DPH |
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| Affiliation: | Susan Ritter is a nurse-midwife with the Barny-Eaton District Health Department, Charlotte, Michigan.;Sten Vermund is assistant professor of Epidemiology, Social Medicine, and Pediatrics at Montefiore Hospital, Albert-Einstein Medical Center, Bronx, New York. |
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| Abstract: | Infection with Toxoplasma gondii, which occurs in both men and women, is usually subclinical and benign. Infection during pregnancy, however, may be a serious and even life-threatening event for the fetus. Antenatal education should focus on avoidance of contact with the sources of infection: the domestic cat and raw or rare meats. A review of toxoplasmosis is presented, and means for its primary prevention through antenatal education are outlined. |
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