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True or False? Toxoplasmosis is a disease a pregnant woman can contract during the second trimester that can cause congenital varicella syndrome (CVS).

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False.

Toxoplasmosis can be contracted during pregnancy if the woman comes into contact with infected cats. It can pass on to the unborn child and cause abnormalities.

CVS is a different disease in unborn children which is caused by a mother's infection with chickenpox.

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