Estudio de Toxoplasma gondii y su relación con los factores de riesgo en los estudiantes de la Unidad Educativa San Andres, 2019.

Abstract

The objective of this titration work was the study of Toxoplasma gondii and its relationship with the risk factors in the students of the “San Andrés” Educational Unit, the study was conducted in a population of 197 students belonging to the 8th, 9th, 10th grade levels of education, we worked with a sample of 90 students that were selected based on the risk factors and the respective authorization of the legal representative, who were taken blood samples by venipuncture, these were transported at 4º C to the Laboratory of Clinical Analysis of the Sciences Faculty of the ESPOCH; quantitative immunosorbent determination was used for antibodies specific to Toxoplasma gondii IgG ELISA and qualitatively for antibodies specific to Toxoplasma IgM u-capture ELISA. The investigated samples and the surveys were tabulated by a statistical analysis known as Chi2 square of independence through the Excel program. The investigation determined the prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii IgG or also known as a past infection either months or years in 23 students and antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii IgM in two students suggesting that it is a very recent or acute infection, by means of the data it was concluded that this zoonotic disease depends on several factors such as washing the hands after petting the pet and before eating, taking the pet to the veterinarian and the lack of knowledge about the diseases transmitted by the animals to the people; These zoonotic diseases are a public health problem worldwide that mainly affects developing countries and that do not use good hygiene practices. It is recommended to continue with the study of Toxoplasmosis in both the urban and rural parishes of the Province of Chimborazo.