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	Toxoplasmosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
		Congenital toxoplasmosis is a special form in which an unborn child is infected via the placenta.
		A University of California Davis study of dead Sea Otters collected from 1998 to 2004 found that toxoplasmosis was the cause of death for 13% of the animals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toxoplasmosis (1623 words)

	Shoppers Drug Mart - Health & Wellness
		Toxoplasmosis (also known as "litter box disease") is an infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
		Toxoplasmosis is not spread from human to human.
		The treatment most frequently used against toxoplasmosis is a mixture of the antimalarial medication pyrimethamine* and the medication sulfadiazine, which belongs to the class of antibiotics known as sulfonamides.
	www.mediresource.com /sdm/sdm/english/disease_detail.asp?disease_id=130 (1189 words)

	Medical References: Toxoplasmosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Toxoplasmosis is a relatively widespread parasitic infection caused by a one-celled organism called Toxoplasma gondii.
		A pregnant woman who contracts toxoplasmosis for the first time has about a 40 percent chance of passing the infection to her fetus.
		Treatment of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy: a multicenter study on the impact of fetal transmission and children's sequelae at age 1 year.
	www.marchofdimes.com /professionals/681_1228.asp (1515 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Toxoplasmosis
		Toxoplasmosis is an infection with the protozoan intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
		Toxoplasmosis is found in humans worldwide, and in many species of animals and birds.
		Toxoplasmosis also affects people who are immunosuppressed (as a result of AIDS, cancer, or immunosuppressive therapies).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000637.htm (689 words)

	NTP-CERHR: Common Concerns - Toxoplasmosis
		Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite.
		The toxoplasmosis parasite may be found in cat feces, soils, and in undercooked infected meat.
		Toxoplasmosis is easily prevented by taking some simple precautions such as having someone else clean cat litter boxes, keeping cats indoors, thoroughly cooking meats and washing fruits and vegetables before eating, wearing gloves while gardening, and washing hands after handling raw meats.
	cerhr.niehs.nih.gov /common/toxoplasmosis.html (1048 words)

	Toxoplasmosis Information on Healthline
		Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by the one-celled protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
		The distinction is made between acquired toxoplasmosis, in which an individual becomes infected, and neonatal congenital toxoplasmosis, in which a fetus is born with the infection because the mother became infected during pregnancy.
		Laboratory tests for toxoplasmosis are designed to detect increased amounts of a protein or antibody produced in response to infection with the toxoplasmosis organism.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/toxoplasmosis (1161 words)

	Toxoplasmosis
		If a child is born with congenital toxoplasmosis and remains untreated during infancy, there's almost always some sign of the infection (often eye damage) by early childhood to adolescence.
		Although toxoplasmosis parasites may grow and multiply within 1 week after entering a person's body, it may be weeks or months before symptoms of infection appear (if they appear at all).
		If a pregnant woman develops a toxoplasmosis infection, a treatment plan should be developed in consultation with her doctor and an infectious disease specialist.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/parasitic/toxoplasmosis.html (1535 words)

	Dr. Koop - Toxoplasmosis- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
		Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.
		The parasite Toxoplasma gondii multiplies in the intestine of the cat and is shed in cat feces, mainly into litter boxes and garden soil.
		The immunocompetent, nonpregnant individual over 5 years of age with acute toxoplasmosis is treated with specific medications only if signs and symptoms are severe or persistent.
	www.drkoop.com /encyclopedia/43/708.html (747 words)

	Toxoplasmosis.html
		Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
		The toxoplasmosis parasite is known to cross the placenta.
		For this reason, infants with congenital toxoplasmosis should be treated for the infection during the first year of life and then should be periodically screened for problems.
	www.otispregnancy.org /Toxoplasmosis.htm (1176 words)

	Toxoplasmosis
		Toxoplasmosis is caused by a protozoan infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, and is found in humans and many species of mammals and birds.
		Toxoplasmosis is usually caught from cats in whose bowel the parasite lives.
		When toxoplasmosis is suspected, a blood sample is taken for an analysis of the specific antibody.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/toxoplasmosis.htm (739 words)

	eMedicine - Toxoplasmosis : Article by Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP, FAAMA Major, MC, USAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Seventy-five percent of infants born with congenital toxoplasmosis infection are asymptomatic.
		Toxoplasmosis cannot be diagnosed on clinical grounds alone because it may mimic a variety of other diseases.
		Causes: Toxoplasmosis is caused by the protozoan T gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite with properties similar to the pathogen that causes malaria.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic601.htm (2242 words)

	Toxoplasmosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Ocular toxoplasmosis occurs secondary to an infection by the protozoa, Toxoplasma gondii.
		Although acquired toxoplasmosis may be seen, the majority of cases are felt to be a reactivation of a congenital toxoplasmosis infection.
		Histopathologically, the active infection is characterized by a protozoal infection of the retinal and the choroid(#9853) leading to coagulative necrosis of the retina with a diffuse granulomatous inflammation of the underlying choroid.
	insight.med.utah.edu /opatharch/retina/toxoplasmosis.htm (107 words)

	Care For Animals
		Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a microscopic parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.
		Although the majority of infected infants show no symptoms of toxoplasmosis at birth, many are likely to develop signs of infection later in life.
		Loss of vision, mental retardation, loss of hearing, and death in severe cases, are the symptoms of toxoplasmosis in congenitally infected children.
	www.avma.org /careforanimals/animatedjourneys/pethealth/pethealth.asp#6 (4127 words)

	Toxoplasmosis
		Toxoplasmosis [tok-so-plaz-MO-sis] is a parasitic infection that is mainly a risk to unborn infants and to persons with weakened immune systems.
		People can get toxoplasmosis by: 1) eating food, drinking water, or having contact with soil contaminated with tool from an infected cat, or 2) eating inadequately cooked meat that is contaminated with the parasite.
		Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a one-celled parasite.
	www.astdhpphe.org /infect/toxo.html (1090 words)

	Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii) in Cats
		The cases of toxoplasmosis in the United States had been declining to 350 cases annually in the early 1990's.
		Cats with toxoplasmosis should be checked for infections with such viruses as feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
		Feline toxoplasmosis and the importance of the Toxoplasma gondii oocyst.
	www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?articleid=770 (1335 words)

	Cornell Feline Health Center--Brochure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Toxoplasmosis may be strongly suspected by the history, signs of illness, and the results of supportive laboratory tests.
		A presumptive diagnosis may be made by demonstration of a fourfold or greater increase in antibody titers to Toxoplasma (indicating a recent infection); over a three- or four-week period in a cat showing signs suggestive of toxoplasmosis.
		Although the incidence of toxoplasmosis among humans probably has not changed significantly over the years, awareness and concern about the disease have increased within the medical and veterinary communities.
	www.vet.cornell.edu /fhc/resources/brochure/toxo.html (1882 words)

	Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - Toxoplasmosis
		The symptoms associated with ocular toxoplasmosis include unilateral, mild ocular pain, blurred vision and new onset of floating spots.
		Toxoplasmosis is a disease provoked by the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii.
		Toxoplasmosis can only be transmitted to a fetus during maternal parastemia.
	www.revoptom.com /handbook/sect5i.htm (637 words)

	Toxoplasmosis - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Toxoplasmosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
		Prevention information for Toxoplasmosis has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
		Various sources and calculations are available in statistics about Toxoplasmosis, prevalence and incidence statistics for Toxoplasmosis, and you can also research other medical statistics in our statistics center.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /t/toxoplasmosis/intro.htm (410 words)

	Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy
		The number of babies born in the United States with toxoplasmosis (known as "congenital toxoplasmosis") is relatively small, but the infection can be devastating, causing stillbirth or long-term damage.
		Some experts believe that about half of toxoplasmosis infections are caused by eating raw or undercooked infected meat, but you can also get the parasite in other ways, such as eating unwashed contaminated produce, drinking contaminated water, or handling contaminated soil, cat litter, or meat and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.
		Toxoplasmosis can't be transmitted from person to person, with the exception of transmission from mother to baby during pregnancy or from an infected blood transfusion or organ transplant.
	www.babycenter.com /refcap/pregnancy/pregcomplications/1461.html (2322 words)

	Toxoplasmosis, Human Pregnancy, Infants and Cats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The most serious problem during pregnancy that involves cats is an infection with toxoplasmosis during pregnancy acquired by contact with the stool from an infected cat.
		Toxoplasmosis is a disease that can be transmitted from cats to humans (although other infection routes such as undercooked meat are much more frequent).
		Toxoplasmosis is much more likely to occur in outdoor cats as it is transmitted to the cat through hunting of small animals.
	www.vetinfo.com /ctoxo.html#Pregnancy,infantsandcats-zoonotics (946 words)

	Toxoplasmosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It is used for early diagnosis of congenital infection as well as acute infection in the acquired disease, or reactivation of latent toxoplasmosis.
		The optimum duration of therapy for toxoplasmosis has been difficult to establish since none of the medication is cidal, and long term therapy is required to suppress the organism.
		Certain precautions diminish the possibility of acquiring toxoplasmosis, and they should be observed by high-risk groups, such as nonimmune pregnant women and immunodeficient patients.
	home.coqui.net /myrna/toxo.htm (1194 words)

	Toxoplasmosis and HIV
		Toxoplasmosis associated with HIV infection is typically caused by reactivation of a chronic infection and manifests primarily as toxoplasmic encephalitis.
		Patients with pulmonary toxoplasmosis have a clinical presentation that may be difficult to distinguish from Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.(22,23) A highly lethal syndrome of disseminated toxoplasmosis that consists of fever and sepsislike syndrome with hypotension, disseminated intravascular coagulation, elevated lactic dehydrogenase, and pulmonary infiltrates has been described in HIV-infected patients.(20,22)
		Toxoplasmosis can be diagnosed by isolation of T gondii from cultures of body fluids (blood, CSF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) or tissue biopsy specimen in the appropriate clinical setting.
	hivinsite.ucsf.edu /InSite?page=kb-05-04-03 (4721 words)

	Simple Facts Sheets: toxopplasmosis
		Symptoms of an active toxoplasmosis infection include severe headaches that don't respond to pain killers, weakness on one side of the body, fever, seizures, problems with seeing and difficulty speaking and walking.
		Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis can be difficult, because other illnesses such as lymphoma can cause similar markings or lesions on the brain.
		Azithromycin is available through a special program for the treatment of toxoplasmosis if you cannot take other treatments.
	www.atdn.org /simple/toxo.html (723 words)

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