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Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite. It can be transmitted to humans in several ways: by eating undercooked, contaminated meat or foods that have been cross-contaminated during storage or preparation; direct or indirect contact with an infected animal, particularly cats; congenital transmission from an infected mother to her unborn child; and, rarely, via contact with infected blood or transplanted organs. Healthy individuals who become infected may not have any symptoms. However, toxoplasmosis can result in serious illness and retinal lesions. Congenital transmission may cause miscarriage, stillbirth, or abnormalities, and later vision loss, mental disability, and seizures.

Resources in This Category

• CDC: Toxoplasmosis

  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/
  Features symptoms, fact sheet, laboratory tests, and articles.

• Congenital Toxoplasmosis

  http://www.trojovsky.net/toxo/
  Includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this protozoal disease.

• eMedicine: Toxoplasmosis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/229969-overview
  Article by Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP, DABMA.

• Kidshealth: Toxoplasmosis

  http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/toxoplasmosis.html
  Focus is on the disease in children. Features signs, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

• MedicineNet: Toxoplasmosis

  http://www.medicinenet.com/toxoplasmosis/article.htm
  Doctor produceed consumer health information on toxoplasmosis including cuases, symptoms, risk factors, complications in babies and children, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Toxoplasmosis

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000637.htm
  Features symptoms, prevention, treatment, illustrations, and prognosis.

• MedlinePlus: Toxoplasmosis

  https://medlineplus.gov/toxoplasmosis.html
  Includes articles and links.

• Medmicro: Toxoplasma Gondii

  http://www.pathobio.sdu.edu.cn/sdjsc/engparabook/ch084.htm
  Medical and scientific information on this organism and the disease it causes.

• NHS Choices: Toxoplasmosis

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Toxoplasmosis/
  Provides details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

• The ‘Cat Lady’ Conundrum

  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09_10_catcoat.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=magazine&adxnnlx=1197226948-0irRjsaMoiL06GJ/Pq6EyQ
  Relates that more than 60 million people in the United States may be infected by Toxoplasma gondii, and these have slower reflexes and are 2.5 times as likely to get into car accidents.

• Toxoplasmosis

  http://www.thebody.com/index/treat/toxo.html
  Information about Toxoplasma gondii and AIDS-related conditions, from The Body.

• Toxoplasmosis in Cats

  http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/health_information/brochure_toxo.cfm
  Cornell Feline Health Center fact sheet includes information about the condition in humans.

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• Home > Health > Animal > Mammals > Cats > Conditions and Diseases > Toxoplasmosis
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