The College of Veterinary Medicine at Al-Qadisiyah University holds a discussion session on the effect of toxoplasmosis on miscarriage in pregnant women.

Under the patronage of Professor Dr. Rahi Kalf Mahdi Al-Yasiri, President of Al-Qadisiyah University, and under the supervision of Professor Dr. Munir Abdul Amir Abdul Fatlawi, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Department of Microbiology at the college held a discussion session on the impact of toxoplasmosis on miscarriage in pregnant women. Assistant Lecturer Sari Razzaq Khadir presented the session. The session highlighted this disease, its medical importance, and its danger to humans, especially pregnant women, fetuses, and newborns. The session also included an introduction to the parasite, which remains dormant in the body’s tissues and becomes active immediately after the body’s immunity and that of pregnant women decreases, causing health problems, including early fetal death, recurrent miscarriages in women, and the birth of deformed babies. The session aimed to present recommendations for disease prevention, including avoiding approaching stray cats and preventing children from playing with them.