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Once infected, an individual is immune to reinfection.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere is no person-to-person transmission, except from an infected mother to her child in the womb. Approximately six out of 1,000 women contract toxoplasmosis during pregnancy.
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What is the prognosis for healthy people with toxoplasmosis?
The prognosis for acquired toxoplasmosis in adults with strong immune systems is excellent. The disease often disappears by itself after several weeks.
Can toxoplasmosis be the cause of someone's death?
If a persons immune system is weak, it can cause death.
Why are people with weakened immune systems vulnerable to toxoplasmosis?
Because they are more vulnerable to any infection.
Is toxoplasmosis deadly?
In a person with a healthy immune system the parasite does not cause much damage other than having symptoms as mild as a common cold/flu. But, with pregnant women or people living with weaken immune systems it has have catastrophic outcomes.
Who is most at risk for toxoplasmosis?
Anyone can be infected by T. gondii, but usually only those individuals with weakened immune systems (immunocompromised) develop symptoms of the disease. For them, toxoplasmosis can be severe, debilitating, and fatal.
How is toxoplasmosis treated in healthy people?
Most individuals who contract toxoplasmosis do not require treatment because their immune systems are able to control the disease. Symptoms are not usually present. Mild symptoms may be relieved by taking over-the-counter medications
How does toxoplasmosis figure in with the death of an older cat?
Unless your cat had a dysfunctional immune system (such as co-infection with FeLV or FIV), toxoplasmosis likely had nothing to do with your cat's death. Most cats carry Toxoplasma organisms all their life and have no ill effects with it.
Where does toxoplasmosis live on your cat?
Toxoplasmosis is a parasite that lives in the intestines of cats. While just about every cat carries Toxoplasma, only kittens shed the organism that is infectious to humans - once a cat turns about one year old, the cat's immune system prevents the parasite from replicating.
How common is toxoplasmosis?
The incidence of toxoplasmosis in newborns is one in 1,000 live births.
When pregnant why are woman not able to get near cat litter boxes?
Cats are toxoplasmosis carriers and toxoplasmosis is dangerous for foetuses except if the mother has already had toxoplasmosis.
Can you catch toxoplasmosis from mouse feces in your home?
You can catch toxoplasmosis from mice feces in your home. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that pets can carry, especially cats.
What has the author Jacob Karl Frenkel written?
Jacob Karl Frenkel has written: 'Toxoplasmosis' -- subject(s): Toxoplasmosis, Brain, Diseases 'Toxoplasmosis; pathology of neonatal disease, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment' -- subject(s): Toxoplasmosis
