Paper II
2022 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

List methods of transmission of Toxoplasma gondii.

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Answer

Methods of transmission of Toxoplasma gondii: Ingestion of undercooked/raw meat containing tissue cysts (bradyzoites); ingestion of food/water contaminated with oocysts shed in cat faeces; congenital (transplacental) transmission from an acutely infected mother to the fetus; and, less commonly, via blood transfusion or organ transplantation from an infected donor.

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