Need for a Continuing Education Program for Toxoplasmosis

Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani; Daniel Fontana Ferreira Cardia; Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi; André Luiz Baptista Galvão; Amanda Leal de Vasconcellos; Rodrigo Rabelo dos Santos; Thais Rabelo dos Santos; José Antonio Soares

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Need for a Continuing Education Program for Toxoplasmosis

Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani, Daniel Fontana Ferreira Cardia, Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi, André Luiz Baptista Galvão, Amanda Leal de Vasconcellos, Rodrigo Rabelo dos Santos, Thais Rabelo dos Santos, José Antonio Soares

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Abstract

The Toxoplasma gondii infection is very important from the point of view of public health and affects almost all homeothermic animal species, including birds and mammals. In this study, thirty teachers from elementary schools in the northwest area of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, were interviewed about toxoplasmosis. Their students frequented of first to fourth series of the fundamental teaching. The questionnaire with closed questions were: 1) is the cat the main transmitter of toxoplasmosis in humans?; 2) If the cat can transmit toxoplasmosis, how happens?; 3) “If the dog can transmit toxoplasmosis, how happens?”; Is there any other way to acquire toxoplasmosis?; If there are other means of transmission, which can be? After this stage, lectures of short duration were supplied about this disease and reapplied the interview form. The data were analyzed with base in descriptive statistics. We found that there was an assimilation of the concepts on the control of toxoplasmosis by the teachers. In conclusion, there is the need of implanting one continuing education program for the community in general directed to the improvement of basic concepts of toxoplasmosis control.

Published in	Education Journal (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.edu.20130204.12
Page(s)	114-118
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Toxoplasma gondii, Education, Prevention

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Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani

Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária de Ara?atuba, UNESP, Ara?atuba, S?o Paulo. bresciani@fmva.unesp.br
Daniel Fontana Ferreira Cardia

Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP
Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi

Faculdades de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
André Luiz Baptista Galvão
Amanda Leal de Vasconcellos

Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP
Rodrigo Rabelo dos Santos

Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP
Thais Rabelo dos Santos

Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP
José Antonio Soares

Faculdades Integradas de Itapetininga, FKB, Itapetininga, SP

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AU  - Daniel Fontana Ferreira Cardia
AU  - Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi
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AU  - Amanda Leal de Vasconcellos
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