Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite. It can be transmitted to humans in several ways: by eating undercooked, contaminated meat or foods that have been cross-contaminated during storage or preparation; direct or indirect contact with an infected animal, particularly cats; congenital transmission from an infected mother to her unborn child; and, rarely, via contact with infected blood or transplanted organs. Healthy individuals who become infected may not have any symptoms. However, toxoplasmosis can result in serious illness and retinal lesions. Congenital transmission may cause miscarriage, stillbirth, or abnormalities, and later vision loss, mental disability, and seizures.
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- Congenital Toxoplasmosis Includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this protozoal disease.
- MedicineNet: Toxoplasmosis Doctor produceed consumer health information on toxoplasmosis including cuases, symptoms, risk factors, complications in babies and children, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
- Toxoplasmosis Information about Toxoplasma gondii and AIDS-related conditions, from The Body.
- The ‘Cat Lady’ Conundrum Relates that more than 60 million people in the United States may be infected by Toxoplasma gondii, and these have slower reflexes and are 2.5 times as likely to get into car accidents.
- NHS Choices: Toxoplasmosis Provides details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.
- Medmicro: Toxoplasma Gondii Medical and scientific information on this organism and the disease it causes.
- CDC: Toxoplasmosis Features symptoms, fact sheet, laboratory tests, and articles.
- eMedicine: Toxoplasmosis Article by Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP, DABMA.
- Kidshealth: Toxoplasmosis Focus is on the disease in children. Features signs, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
- MedlinePlus: Toxoplasmosis Includes articles and links.
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Toxoplasmosis Features symptoms, prevention, treatment, illustrations, and prognosis.
- Toxoplasmosis in Cats Cornell Feline Health Center fact sheet includes information about the condition in humans.