Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis be a parasitic disease wey Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan dey cause. Infections plus toxoplasmosis be associated plus a variety of neuropsychiatric den behavioral conditions. Occasionally, people fi get a few weeks anaa months of mild, flu-like illness such as muscle aches den tender lymph nodes. Insyd a small number of people, eye problems fi develop. Insyd those plus a weakened immune system, severe symptoms such as seizures den poor coordination fi occur. If a woman cam be infected during pregnancy, a condition dem know as congenital toxoplasmosis fi affect de kiddie.

Toxoplasmosis usually be spread by eating poorly cooked food wey dey contain cysts, by exposure to infected cat feces, anaa from an infected woman to ein baby during pregnancy. Rarely, de disease fi be spread by blood transfusion anaa oda organ transplant. E be thought to no otherwise spread between people, buh broader transmissibility dey remain a matter of scientific debate. Na studies report de presence of T. gondii insyd human semen wey na dem propose sexual transmission as a possible route, though na dis no be established as a primary mode of spread. De parasite be known per to reproduce sexually insyd de cat family. E fi infect chaw types of warm-blooded animals, wey dey include humans. Diagnosis typically be by testing blood for antibodies anaa by testing de amniotic fluid insyd a pregnant patient for de parasite ein DNA.

Prevention be by properly preparing den cooking chow. Dem sanso dey recommend pregnant women make dem no clean cat litter boxes anaa, if dem must, make dem wear gloves den wash dema hands afterwards. Treatment of otherwise healthy people usually no dey hia. During pregnancy, spiramycin anaa pyrimethamine/sulfadiazine den folinic acid fi be used for treatment.

Up to half of de world ein population be infected by T. gondii, buh dem get no symptoms. Insyd de United States, na approximately 11% of people be infected, while insyd sam areas of de world dis be more dan 60%. Approximately na 200,000 cases of congenital toxoplasmosis occur a year. Na Charles Nicolle den Louis Manceaux first describe de organism insyd 1908. Insyd 1941, na dem confirm transmission during pregnancy from a pregnant woman to ein baby. Der be tentative evidence say otherwise asymptomatic infection fi affect people dema behavior.

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 External links 

 How a cat-borne parasite infects humans (National Geographic)
 Toxoplasmosis at Health Protection Agency (HPA), United Kingdom
 Pictures of Toxoplasmosis Medical Image Database
 Video-Interview with Professor Robert Sapolsky on Toxoplasmosis and its effect on human behavior (24:27 min)


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