Cerebral toxoplasmosis in patients with AIDS. (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

From: American Family Physician | Date: March 1, 1990| Author: Carrazana, Enrique J.; Rossitch, Eugene, Jr.; Samuels, Martin A. | Copyright information

Cerebral toxoplasmosis, an infection of the central nervous system (CNS), was a rare disease until recently. This infection has now become a frequent cause of encephalitis among patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The infection is caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and is transmitted to humans from eating uncooked infected meat, or from contact with cats, particularly with their feces as when changing litter. According to one study, three percent of AIDS patients i...

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