In humans and other animals, the organisms produce thick-walled, dormant structures called cysts in the muscle and other tissues of the body.
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You can catch toxoplasmosis from mice feces in your home. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that pets can carry, especially cats.
Cats are toxoplasmosis carriers and toxoplasmosis is dangerous for foetuses except if the mother has already had toxoplasmosis.
The incidence of toxoplasmosis in newborns is one in 1,000 live births.
TOXOPLASMOSIS A parasite most commonly transmitted from animals (pets) to humans by contact with contaminated faces.
Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine for one year.
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Up to one-third of all people are infected with toxoplasmosis.
Spiramycin dose for treating toxoplasmosis during pregnancy
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No, toxoplasmosis is not caused by a virus. It is a disease caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.
Maternal treatment with spiramycin for toxoplasmosis infection occurring within the first two weeks of pregnancy prevents transmission to the fetus. The prognosis for congenital toxoplasmosis depends on its severity.