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Congenital Toxoplasmosis Learning Center
Symptoms could include:
- Low Birth Weights
- Petechiae
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Prolonged newborn physiological jaundice
- Prematurity of fetus
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Up to half of the fetuses who become infected with toxoplasmosis during the pregnancy ae born early (prematurely). Congenital toxoplasmosis can damage the baby's eyes, nervous system, skin, and ears.
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An infant born with a weight of less than five pounds (2,500 grams) at birth is classified as a low birth weight infant. Babies with low birth weight were either born prematurely or are small for their age because their growth was restricted in th...
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Bleeding under the skin can occur from broken blood vessels that form tiny pinpoint red dots (called petechiae. Blood also can collect under the tissue in larger flat areas (called purpura), or in a very large bruised area (called an ecchymosis.
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A premature infant is a baby born before 37 weeks gestation.
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