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The Lack of Health Education and Toxoplasmosis (Zoonotic) that Can Risk both the Fetus and Mother Health

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  • Lindita Terolli

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Toxoplasmosis is a disease that presents a really great risk. It is the word about the most diffuse zoonosis in the world. Toxoplasmosis “Gondi†produces oocysts in the intestines of cats. The oocysts are egg cells too resistant that are released in the outer environment and present the infecting agent. This infecting agent can be taken directly by people with unwashed hands. As well as the ingestion by other animals that can form cysts which stay for months and years in their muscles. Even if the meat of these animals becomes an infection source or it is consumed without being well thermally processed. Touching the meat without gloves by the pregnant women, especially in the first trimestral of pregnancy is another transmission method that brings consequences for the fetus, in the 25% of the cases. The aim of the study is the identification of the problems and health education. Material and method: The type of the study: descriptive, the direction of the study retrospective. There were analyzed the medical files of the patients in the gynecology ward of the maternity of Korca. There were analyzed the complications. Interviews were conducted for the health education level of the population. Conclusions and results: The poor health education.

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  • Lindita Terolli, 2013. "The Lack of Health Education and Toxoplasmosis (Zoonotic) that Can Risk both the Fetus and Mother Health," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 2, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:bjz:ajisjr:418
    DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n9p34
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