Toxoplasmosis risk factors

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Risk Factors

People who are most likely to develop severe toxoplasmosis include:

  • Infants born to mothers who became infected with Toxoplasma for the first time during or just before pregnancy.
  • Persons with severely weakened immune systems, such as individuals with HIV/AIDS, those taking certain types of chemotherapy, and those who have recently received an organ transplant.

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