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What causes newborns to be born with parasites in their brain?
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Toxoplasmosis: Fetal infection follows when pregnant mother experiences primary infection during her pregnancy. The risk of fetal infection increases steeply with advancing gestational age at the time of maternal infection. Pregnant women should not dispose cat's litter box.
Answered 7/11/2016
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