What is congenital toxoplasmosis?

Also known as: Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that causes a disease commonly known as the toxoplasmosis. When the parasite is passed to an unborn fetus by the mother, this is known as congenital toxoplasmosis.


Reviewed by: Carolina Sanchez-Vegas, MD

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