What is Toxoplasmosis?
What is toxoplasmosis?
Toxoplasmosis is a protozoa Toxoplasmosa gondii infection, which usually occurs through contact with cat feces, eating raw food, food or meat that contaminated with this toxo.
Only about 20% of pregnant women with toxoplasmosis who show symptoms of this disease, But if a woman infected shortly before or during pregnancy, then about 40-50% to transmit to the baby in abortion, even if pregnant women without pain.
What happens when the risk when pregnant?
When toxo infection during pregnancy can cause the miscarriage, or if the child is born it can occur with multiple health problems, such as disability congenital aberration; liver and spleen enlargement; colors on the skin and eyes (jaundice); eye infection that is heavy. Etc.
What should be done?
So if you are planning a pregnancy or are pregnant, you can consult your doctor whether you need to do this Toxo test.
Toxoplasmosis tests will usually be assessed value of the Ig M titer (acute attack / are going) and Ig G (antibody form - have occurred in the ago).
And if you test positive Toxo active toxoplasmosis (ig M) and if you are pregnant then the examination will be done if your baby is also infected.
And your doctor will provide treatment against this Toxo infection. Treatment will decry the risk difference in your baby in the womb.
Prevention can be done:
- Avoid eating food that is cooked rare or raw
- Clean vegetables and fruits before eaten properly.
- When you clean up garbage or trash, do not forget to use gloves, or should submit this to the task of other family members.
- Wear gloves when you want to do the work your yard or garden, to avoid direct contact of infected animal feces.
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