{"id":1296,"date":"2023-09-08T16:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drseragyoussif.com.au\/?page_id=1296"},"modified":"2025-01-16T04:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T18:47:34","slug":"toxoplasma-gondii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drseragyoussif.com.au\/?page_id=1296","title":{"rendered":"Toxoplasma Gondii"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toxoplasma Gondii<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It’s a parasite found in raw and undercooked meat; unwashed fruits and vegetables; water; dust; soil; dirty cat-litter boxes; and outdoor places where cat feces can be found. <\/span><\/p>\n

It can cause an illness called toxoplasmosis that can be particularly harmful to you and your unborn baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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You could get this illness by:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  • Eating raw or undercooked meat, especially pork, lamb, or venison.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Touching your hands to your mouth after handling undercooked meat.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Using knives, pots, cutting boards that have had contact with raw meat.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Using contaminated foods that have had contact with raw meat.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Drinking water contaminated with T. gondii.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Accidentally ingesting contaminated cat feces, which can occur if you:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          + Touch your hands to your mouth after gardening, <\/span><\/p>\n

         + Cleaning a litter box, <\/span><\/p>\n

         + Touching anything that comes in contact with cat feces. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Facts: About 85% of pregnant women are at risk of being infected with toxoplasmosis. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Studies show that the risk of Toxoplasma infection during pregnancy is 20% to 50%, depending on the timing of the infection. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    Toxoplasmosis Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n

    You may experience swollen glands, fever, headache, muscle pain, or a stiff neck. Toxoplasmosis can be difficult to detect. Some women infected with the parasite may not have noticeable symptoms – so a pregnant woman can easily expose her fetus to toxoplasmosis without even being aware that she’s ill.  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Prevention of toxoplasmosis is very important<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    If you do experience any of the above symptoms, see your doctor or health-care provider immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Toxoplasmosis and the baby<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Acute infections in pregnant women can be transmitted to unborn babies, Toxoplasma Gondii can cause: <\/span><\/p>\n