Ppt Toxoplasmosis Powerpoint Presentation Free Download Id Presentation transcript. toxoplasmosis dr. s.gopalakrishnan. m.d asst. prof. govt. hospital for thoracic medicine tambaram. introduction • toxoplasma gondii is worldwide in distribution. • most common chronic infection with obligate intracellular protozoan in humans. • 3 4 % of all patients with aids may develop cns toxoplasmosis at some. Presentation transcript. toxoplasmosis is a protozoan shed in cats that can be spread to humans by a variety of ways. presented by: navies 2011e. history of disease • toxoplasmosis gondi was first observed in rodents by nicolle and manceuax in 1908. • identified as an agent of infectious disease in 1932.
Ppt Toxoplasmosis Powerpoint Presentation Free Download Id 2. introduction. toxoplasma gondii is worldwide in distribution. most common chronic infection with obligate. intracellular protozoan in humans. 3 4 of all patients with aids may develop cns. toxoplasmosis at some stage. greatest incidence when cd4 lt 100 cells mm3. decrease in cmi in chronically infected at risk. Historical facts toxoplasmosis • t.gondii was first discovered in 1908 in tunis within the tissue of the gondi, in the same year it was also described in brazil in rabbits. • rediscovered in 1935 in the brain tissue of guinea pigs. • in 1939 it was found as the cause of encephalitis in a 31 day old infant. Toxoplasmosis download as a pdf or view online for free. 9. accidentally swallowing the parasite through contact with cat feces that contain toxoplasma. this might happen by 1. cleaning a cat's litter box when the cat has shed toxoplasma in its feces 2. touching or ingesting anything that has come into contact with cat feces that contain toxoplasma 3. accidentally ingesting contaminated soil. An estimated 30% of the world’s population have had contact with the parasite, and their symptoms range from mild flu to severe eye problems and worse. use this template to share everything you know about the disease and give suggestions on how to avoid getting it and treatment options. the slides are a deep, luminous blue so you can be sure.
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