TOXOPLASMOSIS


Meaning of TOXOPLASMOSIS in English

an opportunistic infection caused by the microscopic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, found in undercooked meat and cat feces. Symptoms may include headache, lymphadenopathy, malaise, muscle pain and fever. A common manifestation of the disease toxoplasmic encephalitis (cerebral toxoplasmosis), characterized by brain swelling, dementia, confusion, lethargy, seizures and coma; the eyes, heart and lungs may also be affected. Toxoplasmosis is treated with pyramethamine, usually in combination with other drugs; TMP-SMX may be used as prophylaxis.

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