Toxoplasmosis is usually spread by eating poorly cooked food that contains cysts, exposure to infected cat feces, and from a mother to a child during pregnancy if the mother becomes infected. Rarely, the disease may be spread by blood transfusion. It is not otherwise spread between people.The parasite is known to reproduce sexually only in the cat family. However, it can infect most types of warm-blooded animals, including humans. Diagnosis is typically by testing blood for antibodies or by testing amniotic fluid for the parasite's DNA.
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Maternal Mortality in Nepal: Addressing the Issue
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2012, Vol. 4 No. 10 | pg. 1/4 | »
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IN THIS ARTICLE
Maternal Mortality in Nepal
Risk Factors in Nepal
Preliminary Analysis
Intervention Plans
Outcome Indicators
Generalizability of Interventions
Conclusion
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Maternal Health Maternal Mortality Prenatal Care Public Health Nepal International Health Antenatal Care
Each year around 358,000 women die because of complications during pregnancy or childbirth and many more encounter serious problems (WHO, 2012). The vast majority of these problems occur in low-income countries, where poverty increases sickness and reduces access to care. These deaths occur within a context of gender-based, economic, political and cultural discrimination and neglect of women’s right to equal status and equitable access to services. Nearly all of these deaths are preventable because the majority of deaths are caused by hemorrhages, sepsis, hypertensive disorders, prolonged or obstructed labor, and unsafe abortions (Rosenfield, & Maine, 1985).
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