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2 days ago · Up to 50% of people, 200,000 cases of congenital toxoplasmosis a year [6] [7] Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan. [3] Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. [8] Occasionally, people may have a few weeks or months of mild, flu-like ...
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Often none, during pregnancy (birth defects)
- Blood test, amniotic fluid test
5 days ago · Down syndrome. Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic physical features.
- Third copy of chromosome 21
- Mostly at conception, rarely after fertilization
5 days ago · Poliomyelitis (/ ˌ p oʊ l i oʊ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ l aɪ t ɪ s / POH-lee-oh-MY-ə-LY-tiss), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia.
- Fever, sore throat
- No treatment other than supportive care
4 days ago · Congenital hypothyroidism is the most common neonatal endocrine disorder affecting 1 in 2,000–3,000 newborns. Early screening of congenital hypothyroidism and treatment via thyroid hormone ...
5 days ago · The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) strives to advance the health and well-being of our nation’s most vulnerable populations.
A congenital anomaly is defined as a structural defect, present at birth and different from the norm. These anomalies can be further divided into major anomalies that require medical and surgical care (eg, congenital heart defect, cleft palate, meningomyelocele) and minor anomalies that do not have medical significance (eg, single palmar crease ...
4 days ago · The incidence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has risen with increased application of newborn screening (NBS) and more accurate cutoff limits for abnormal values on screening. Congenital hypothyroidism affects between 1 in 2000 to 1 in 4000 births in countries in which NBS results are available.
