Estudantes de curso técnico em enfermagem e sua motivação para o trabalho em enfermagem Students in a nurse technician course and their motivation for working in the fieldEstudiantes de curso técnico de enfermería y su motivación para el trabajo en enfermería
The transmission routes for toxoplasmosis include consumption of raw foods, undercooked meats and untreated water; contact with soil contaminated with the evolutionary infective forms of the protozoon Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii); and transplacental infection. 1 Differences in pregnant women's food intake and cultural habits around the world are responsible for variations in the prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis among countries, 2 and between communities within the same nation. 3 Preventive measures are common to all populations, since they concentrate on health education and early detection of infection during pregnancy. 4 However, the public health strategies for prevention of this parasitosis need to be appropriate for each situation. T. gondii infection is a major problem within gestational health because of the possibility of irreversibly damaging the fetus. 1 The main types of damage reported have included chorioretinitis, deafness, intracranial calcification, microcephaly, hydrocephalus, seizures and intellectual disability. In addition, occurrences of spontaneous abortions, neonatal death and neurodevelopmental disorders have been recorded. 5 Researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in 2010, despite neglect due to little attention given to the prevalence, prevention and treatment of toxoplasmosis, 10.3 million cases of this disease were recorded worldwide, with 825,000 Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), one of the highest among foodborne parasitic diseases. 2 The Brazilian strains of T. gondii are highly damaging to the eye tissue, in comparison with strains in other countries. 6 However, reduction of the incidence of congenital infection, through early identification of maternal infection and adoption of strategic therapy for pregnant women and
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