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Feral Cats Create and Distribute Deadly TOXOPLASMOSIS
Toxoplasmosis is considered to be a leading cause of death attributed to food borne illness in the United States. More than 60 million men, women, and children in the U.S. carry the Toxoplasma parasite, but very few have symptoms because the immune system usually keeps the parasite from causing illness.
http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/cdc-says-parasites-no-stranger-to-united-states/ However, women newly infected with Toxoplasma during pregnancy and anyone with a compromised immune system should be aware that toxoplasmosis can have severe consequences. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/ Measures Being Taken By CDC Develop a cost-effective T. gondii vaccine for cats to prevent shedding of the organism in feces. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/resources/pdf/npi_toxoplasmosis.pdf Determine the number of children infected by mother-to-child transmission nationally to guide screening and treatment strategies for congenital toxoplasmosis. • Improve diagnostic tests for toxoplasmosis, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR)—a technology used for amplifying DNA to better detect and study infectious diseases—and improve tests to help determine the time of infection in pregnancy. • Evaluate the efficacy of treatments to prevent or treat eye disease, infection in pregnant women, and infection in immunosuppressed persons. • Improve ways to prevent T. gondii contamination of meat, especially field-raised meat. • Further assess the impact of toxoplasmosis on health, including mental health. • Improve preventive health education for the public. , www.cdc.gov/parasites/npi.html |
Known Infection Forms
Acute- Rarely will a human with a fully functioning immune system develop severe symptoms following infection. Young children and immunocompromised people, such as those with HIV/AIDS, those taking certain types of chemotherapy, or those who have recently received an organ transplant, may develop severe toxoplasmosis. This can cause damage to the brain (encephalitis) or the eyes (necrotizing retinochoroiditis).Infants infected via placental transmission may be born with either of these problems, or with nasal malformations, Latent- the infection enters a latent phase, during which only bradyzoites are present, formingcysts in nervous and muscle tissue. Most infants who are infected while in the womb have no symptoms at birth, but may develop symptoms later in life. Cutaneous- skin lesions may occur in the acquired form of the disease, including roseola and erythema multiforme-like eruptions, prurigo-like nodules, urticaria, and maculopapular lesions. Newborns may have punctate macules,ecchymoses, or “blueberry muffin” lesions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis |
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