Precautions include:. Cats are only infectious for a few weeks after ingesting the parasites and kittens are more likely to pass on the infection than older cats. Suggestions on reducing the risk of infection in your cat include:. Treatment of toxoplasmosis is often unnecessary. The infection is diagnosed with a simple blood test that checks for the presence of specific antibodies. A healthy person who is not pregnant and becomes infected does not require treatment. Symptoms, if any, are usually mild and disappear after a few weeks.
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This form then spreads from the intestine to other parts of the cat. These cysts contain slowly multiplying Toxoplasma organisms in yet another form, called a bradyzoite. Other animals, including humans, are intermediate hosts of T. Oocysts passed in the feces of cats are not immediately infectious to other animals. Before becoming infectious, they must go through a process called sporulation, which takes one to five days depending on environmental conditions. Cat feces containing sporulated oocysts, however, serve as sources of infection, regardless of whether they are in litter boxes, gardens, or in sand boxes in which outdoor cats have defecated.
Once an intermediate host ingests sporulated oocysts, the infection results in the formation of tissue cysts in various tissues of the body. Tissue cysts remain in the intermediate host for life and are infectious to cats, people, and other intermediate hosts that eat the cyst-containing tissue.
In some cases, T. See Figure 1 for an illustration of the life cycle of T. Clinical Signs Most cats infected with T. The disease is more likely to occur in cats with suppressed immune systems, including young kittens and cats with feline leukemia virus FeLV or feline immunodeficiency virus FIV. The most common symptoms of toxoplasmosis include fever, loss of appetite, and lethargy.
Other symptoms may occur depending upon whether the infection is acute or chronic, and the location of the parasite in the body. In the lungs, T. Infections affecting the liver may cause a yellowish tinge to the skin and mucous membranes jaundice. If you're pregnant and you test positive for toxoplasmosis, the GP can refer you for more tests to see if your baby has been infected. This is very rare. The baby charity Tommy's has more advice on toxoplasmosis and pregnancy.
The parasite that causes toxoplasmosis is found in the poo of infected cats, and in infected meat. You can also catch it from soil that's been contaminated by cat poo. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Parasites - Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma infection. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate.
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