The protozoan infection that may be transmitted from mother to fetus and cause fetal infection leading to mental retardation,neurological abnormalities,and microcephaly is

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Toxoplasmosis is the protozoan infection that can be transmitted from mother to fetus and cause fetal infection leading to mental retardation, neurological abnormalities, and microcephaly. Visceral leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, and Chagas' disease are caused by other protozoan parasites and do not transmit from mother to fetus.

The Protozoan Infection That May Be Transmitted from Mother to Fetus