TOXOPLASMOSIS (TOXOPLASMOSIS GONDII)
EXISTS IN THE TROPHOZOITE CYST AND OOCYTE FORMS
CAT IS THE HOST—-ENTERS HUMANS BY WY OF INFECTED BEEF OR AIR BORN FROM CAT FECES
TROPHOZOITES PROLIFERATE ON LYMPHORETICULAR ORGANS
LAD IS COMMON—-DIFF Dx OF PEDS NECK MASS
CONGENITAL BLINDNESS AND SNHL
Dx: SEROLOGY—IGM AND IGG
(HIV–TOXO ENCEPHALITIS–HYPODENSE RING ENHANCING LESION OR CALCIFICATIONS ON BRAIN CT SCAN)
Rx: PYRIMETHAMINE TRISULFAPYRIMIDINES