Abdulaziz Radhi S Aljohni¹*, Ahad Amer Alsaiari², Omar Abdulrhman Alfaroq³, Azeza Abdulrhman Alfaroqie³, Abdulrahman Alhomadi Alanezi⁴, Majed Saad Alahmadi⁵, Tariq Ibrahim Alhazmy⁶, Ameenah Mualla Saad Alharbi⁷ and Bandar Mulfi Alluqmani⁸

¹Phd Microbiology, Department of Laboratory at King Fahad Hospital, Saudi Arabia
²College of Applied Medical Science, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
³Department of Laboratory at King Fahad Hospital, Medina, Saudi Arabia
⁴Chief Technologist of Laboratory, King Fahad Hospital, Medina, Saudi Arabia
⁵MSc in Biomedical Science (Blood Science) at Madina Regional Laboratory and Central Blood Bank, Saudi Arabia
⁶MSc Laboratory Histopathology at Al-Qunfudhah Health Regional Laboratory, Saudi Arabia
⁷Nursing Specialist, North Makkah Health Sector, Saudi Arabia
⁸Laboratory Technician Microbiology, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Abdulaziz Radhi S Aljohni, Phd Microbiology, Department of Laboratory at King Fahad Hospital, Saudi Arabia.

Received: January 13, 2022; Published: February 11, 2022

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which is transmitted from person to person. Even though felids are the most common hosts of T. gondii, encysted parasites can survive in the tissues of almost any host for an extended period, possibly even for the rest of their lives. Certain clinical cases are the consequence of fresh T. gondii exposures, whereas others are the result of parasites in tissue cysts becoming reactivated, as has happened in some cases recently. Among warm-blooded species, including humans, T. gondii infection is frequent. In immunocompetent, non-pregnant persons who are not pregnant, infection usually results in no sickness or just moderate clinical signs. In contrast, infections acquired during pregnancy can result in minor to severe congenital abnormalities in the fetus, and immunocompromised humans or animals can have severe, life-threatening diseases as a result of these infections. Serious and life-threatening infections in immunocompetent adults in French Guiana and Suriname have recently raised the prospect that some extremely virulent strains of Toxoplasma gondii may occur in tropical woods, according to new findings.

Keywords: Toxoplasmosis; Protozoan Parasite; Toxoplasma gondii; Pathogenesis; History; Cats and Toxoplasmosis; Effect on Pregnancy

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Citation

Citation: Abdulaziz Radhi S Aljohni., et al. “Toxoplasmosis Options Now and in the Future”.Acta Scientific Microbiology 5.3 (2022): 03-08.

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