AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS FOR JOEF UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY STUDENTS ON CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS, SAUDI ARABIA | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 8, Volume 55, Issue 1, April 2025, Pages 57-64 PDF (492.21 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2025.425002 | ||
| Author | ||
| HANAN TAHER HAMZA | ||
| Biology Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia, and Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide zoonotic protozoan parasite of that infects species of warm-blo oded animals and birds, including humans. Infection can occur by ingestion of oocysts dropped from cats, ingestion of tissue cysts, Blood transfusion or organ transplants, and Transplacental transmission. Congenital toxoplasmosis is widely recognized public health problem due to the devastating results it can have on the unborn fetus including miscarriage, mental retardation, visual, and hearing problems. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Saudi Arabia; Congenital toxoplasmosis; Knowledge; Awareness; Students | ||
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