Contact: Anne A. Oplinger
aoplinger@niaid.nih.gov
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NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Caption: Pictured at left is a form of toxoplasmosis-causing parasite that can be transmitted through the placenta to a fetus. At right, a Toxoplasma parasites (green) inside a cyst.
Credit: R. McLeod, University of Chicago
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