Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects – but the US doesn’t screen for it during pregnancy
- Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University
If you're pregnant, you should pass the cat litter scoop to someone else.Oksana Nazarchuk/iStock via Getty Images PlusImagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that these devastating conditions could have been prevented if you took a simple test for the common parasite...