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.
TOXOPLASMOSIS A parasite most commonly transmitted from animals (pets) to humans by contact with contaminated faces.
"Parasitology; Preventive Practices Eliminate the Risk for Congenital Toxoplasmosis." Health and Medicine Week May 3, 2004: 715.
Toxoplasmosis can cause severe illness or death shortly after birth.
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection that can affect the brain and lead to changes in personality. The parasite can alter neurotransmitters in the brain, which may result in behavioral changes such as increased risk-taking behavior and decreased impulse control.
The incidence of toxoplasmosis in newborns is one in 1,000 live births.
You can catch toxoplasmosis from mice feces in your home. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that pets can carry, especially cats.
Cats are toxoplasmosis carriers and toxoplasmosis is dangerous for foetuses except if the mother has already had toxoplasmosis.
Jacob Karl Frenkel has written: 'Toxoplasmosis' -- subject(s): Toxoplasmosis, Brain, Diseases 'Toxoplasmosis; pathology of neonatal disease, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment' -- subject(s): Toxoplasmosis
Up to one-third of all people are infected with toxoplasmosis.
Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine for one year.
Didier Hentsch has written: 'Toxoplasmosis' -- subject(s): Toxoplasmosis
Spiramycin dose for treating toxoplasmosis during pregnancy