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| | '''[[Toxoplasmosis - Sheep|Sheep Toxoplasmosis]] | | '''[[Toxoplasmosis - Sheep|Sheep Toxoplasmosis]] |
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| − | | + | '''[[Toxoplasmosis - Human|Human Toxoplasmosis]] |
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| − | *Humans
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| − | **Mostly asymptomatic
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| − | **Virulent strains cause flu-like symptoms, malaise and/or lymphadenopathy
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| − | **In immunodeficient patients, disease can even be caused by avirulent strains
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| − | **If a non-immune women is infected during pregnancy, abortion or the birth of a congenitally infected child can result
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| − | ***E.g. Hydrocephalus, opthalmitis, mental retardation
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| − | *Human
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| − | **30% seropositive in UK, 70% seropositive in France
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| − | '''Prevention''' | |
| − | **Avoid oocyst ingestion
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| − | ***Wash potentially contaminated raw food thoroughly
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| − | ***Wash hands after gardening or handling cats and especially before eating
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| − | ***Clean out cat litter trays every day before oocysts sporulate
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| − | **Avoid ingestion of tissue cysts
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| − | ***Do not eat undercooked meat
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| − | ***Wash hands after handling raw meat
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| − | ***Take care when lambing or dealing with sheep abortions and stillbirths
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| − | ***Pregnant women should avoid lambing altogether
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| | [[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]] | | [[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]] |