What Is Toxoplasma Disease?

Parasitical Worms.com Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite mainly on cats, which can be in food, raw vegetables, polluted water, mainly skin lesions that cause itchy skin, urticaria, rough skin . Manifestations from mild to very severe even cause dysfunction and can lead to death
1. In which countries and territories are Toxoplasma gondii common?
The survey results show that Toxoplasma gondii disease occurs in all countries in the world, the estimated number shows that over 30% of the population is infected. For example, in Germany and France most people carry parasites, while in Korea it is quite rare

. More than 60 million people in the United States are thought to be infected. At Anh Nga International Clinic - Saigon Parasitology Specialist, 3 out of 10 people presenting with skin itching experience 3 infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
Toxoplasma gondii usually has no symptoms In pregnant women and people with immunodeficiency, it is more likely to be more severe Cats are the main host for distributing parasites to the environment and humans are intermediate hosts that are infected through contact with cats, food, greens and drinking water ..



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Some studies show that when infected with Toxoplasma gondii is associated with schizophrenia, women infected with Toxoplasma gondii have a higher rate of adultery than non-infected women, while in men with Toxoplasma gondii have The proof is more positive.
2. What is the cause of Toxoplasma gondii infection?
- By eating and swallowing uncooked foods such as lamb, pork and game meat .
- By accidentally placing a dirty finger in his mouth or anything else contaminated with cat feces
- Mother to child: Pregnant women infected with Toxoplasma gondii can transmit the disease to the fetus (congenital infection).
- Do not drink pasteurized goat milk.
- Due to improper contact between cooked food and raw meat when using a cutting board improperly
- Due to blood transfusions or organ transplants (very rare)
What is the infection process for Toxoplasma gondii cat parasite?
Cats are the main host (domestic cats, wild cats, wild cats) when cats infected with Toxoplasma gondii in cat feces will contain millions of Toxoplasma gondii zygotes, zygote cocoons spread out to the environment, from zygote zoonotic cocoons and survive in water, vegetables, fruits and infect humans within a few days of ingestion.
In addition, it is also found that zygote cocoons are found in raw meats such as pork, lamb .



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Thus, the person who is infected with the Toxoplasma gondii cat parasite is caused by eating, swallowing Toxoplasma gondii spores from raw vegetables, fruits, drinking water and raw meat .. and everyone can be infected with the cat parasite. Toxoplasma gondii does not include cats or not
3. What is the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii parasite?
When cats become infected after 3 weeks they can release millions of cocoons into the environment. Birds, cattle, poultry and humans are contagious vectors after ingesting contaminated food or water contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii
In humans, when ingested by Toxoplasma gondii zygote, it is transformed into tachyzoites (larvae) that are 4-8 mm long and 2-3 mm wide. The larvae burrow through the intestinal wall and travel throughout the body, causing itching and or developing into cysts in tissues, muscles and nerves.



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Cysts usually have a diameter of 5-50 mm usually found in muscles, bones, brain, heart muscle, eyes and can exist there for 20 to 30 years.
Life cycle diagram of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite
4 What are the clinical manifestations and consequences of Toxoplasma gondii in humans?
The disease often develops quietly without symptoms, only detect accidental disease when doing a blood test
Some cases have manifestations of skin itching, hives, allergies. The skin is often rough, especially the skin of the back of the hand, the outside of the forearm, the cheekbones, the neck, the chest ...
In addition, muscle fatigue, muscle aches, etc.
In pregnant women, if infected with Toxoplasma gondii can transmit the disease to the fetus through the placenta and has some consequences such as:
Birth defects, congenital eye damage
Miscarriage or stillbirth
So, before you get pregnant, you should have a blood test to check if you have Toxoplasma gondii, if you have a disease, treatment should be completed before you get pregnant, otherwise both mother and baby can carry it with you. Toxoplasma gondii bacteria then the consequences will be much worse.
What happens after baby's eye is damaged after birth?
Some cases of eye damage are not detected immediately after birth, later the disease develops with eye damage such as:
- Blurred vision, reduced vision
- Eye pain, photosensitivity
- Drops of eyes, tearing eyes, blindness .



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Eye diseases may activate later in life causing more damage to the retina. If the central structure of the retina is damaged, progressive vision loss may follow.
5. Diagnosis of toxoplasma disease
Toxoplasmosis is usually silent, has few symptoms, some people are diagnosed early because of the blood test for parasites, by serological tests to detect IgG immune globulin antibodies, IgM
In addition toxoplasma is also found in the brain.

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