AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS FOR JOEF UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY STUDENTS ON CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS, SAUDI ARABIA - Egyptian Knowledge Bank

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AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS FOR JOEF UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY STUDENTS ON CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS, SAUDI ARABIA

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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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.

DOI

10.21608/jesp.2025.425002

Keywords

Saudi Arabia, Congenital toxoplasmosis, Knowledge, Awareness, Students

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HANAN

Last Name

HAMZA

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TAHER

Affiliation

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

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dr.h.taher@gmail.com

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55372

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2025-04-01

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2025-04-29

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2025-04-01

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1110-0583

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2090-2549

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JESP_Volume 55_Issue 1_Pages 57-64.pdf

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

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