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Flashcards by gina_evans0312, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gina_evans0312
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Causative Agent | Toxoplasma gondii |
| Two forms | Multiplying oocyst, and tachyzoites form |
| Modes of transmission | Contaminated meat, infected cats, mother to child |
| Life Cycle- Exiting the Cat | Excreted in feces as oocysts (this is when accidental infection of humans occur) |
| Life Cycle- Oocyst Maturation | Mature in soil and are picked up by mice/birds |
| Life Cycle- In the Gut | In the gut, oocysts rupture and produce tachzoites |
| Life Cycle- In the Muscle | Tachyzoites replicate more slowly |
| Life Cycle- Consumption | Tachzoite is eaten by cat and converts to an oocyst |
| Symptoms (Healthy) | Usually none, can infect the retinal |
| Symptoms (Immunocompromised) | Confusion |
| Symptoms (Congenital Infection) | Mental retardation, seizures, blindness |
| Treatment | Sulphynomides |
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