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Toxoplasma medicine herbal

These parasites are usually used as the host animals mainly cats (definitive host) in addition to other animals that may also be infected such as birds and fish. Geographically, most infections occur in warm climates and rarely rarely in cold climates or mountain. Besides eating undercooked meat also increased the rates of these infections. Parasite contamination
Toxoplasma can enter into your body in various ways. First, accidentally swallowing cat feces containing toxoplasma eggs. This way you lot do not realize, for example menyetuh mouth with hands that have been contaminated as after gardening, cleaning up cat food or other goods that have been contaminated.

Second, these parasites can also enter if you are eating meat from contaminated animals terlah cooked and not cooked. Cyst form of these parasites can be entered with this meat. Third, in other ways may be through contaminated water. And a rare, if you receive transpantasi organs or blood transfusions from donors who have been contaminated.

Generally Not Cause Symptoms
Posed form of the disease would be different if you are in good health with a pregnant or if you suffer from lack of immune system (immune system). If in good health, the disease generally does not cause any symptoms or illness resembling influenza is usually accompanied by enlargement of regional lymph nodes are painful. Severe symptoms may occur as the brain and eye damage that occurs primarily in people with immune deficiencies such as HIV / AIDS.

Be found on the Babies
What matters is if the parasites attack the pregnant mother. The results of research conducted in Indonesia, found more than 80% positive for toxoplasma in the placenta baby miscarried. The results indicate enough relationship between toxoplasma infection and miscarriage.

Toxoplasma infected fetus that is likely to experience miscarriage, fetal death, stunted fetal growth, premature birth, hydrocephalus, micro-oftalmia (small size of the eye), choriorenitis (inflammation of the retina of the eye), blindness, deafness, brain lesions, as well as organ damage wide. Severity of symptoms depends on the time-infected pregnant women. If occurs in the first trimester, chances are 15-20%, in the second trimester likely 25-30%, whereas in the third trimester 60% chance the baby will come along with her mother infected.

However, the younger the gestational age, the more severe symptoms will be experienced because the fetus in early pregnancy occurs organ formation, followed by the maturation of the organ until the baby is born. But 90% of infected infants did not cause any symptoms (asymptomatic) at the time the baby was born. New symptoms occur several months or even years after the baby is born.

Who’s At Risk
If you’ve never before has this disease, your body will form antibodies that name. These antibodies will protect you and your baby from the next attack even toxoplasma during pregnancy.

However, this will only reduce your risk factors for contracting back not protect you 100%. Therefore, you still have to guard against this parasite. You are allowed to get pregnant again, if the infection is cured at least 6 months before you plan to become pregnant again.

So, one of toxoplasma at risk for fetal weight is annoying pregnant mothers for the first time infected by toxoplasma. In the mother’s body was not found antibodies. In addition, people with low immune systems such as in people with AIDS, recipients of chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients are at risk to suffer severe toxoplasma.

Am I infected?
If you’re new to become pregnant, your health professional may advise you to do pre-marital testing (testing before marriage) is one of them is a test TORCH (Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes). In the case of toxoplasma was examined levels (titer) of antibodies against Toxoplasma your body. If proven in your body there is an adequate antibody titer, as has been mentioned above, will reduce the risk factor severe toxoplasma.

If you are already pregnant, this antibody titer test can be done. With this test can be expected when you’re infected, whether you have been hit since before the new pregnancy or when pregnancy occurs. Besides microscopic tests can also be done to find the parasite in the blood. If possible toxoplasma DNA testing can be an option.

This test is useful because if the result is suspicious, your health professional can conduct further investigation to support such ultrasound, amniocentesis (sampling of amniotic fluid) that acts as well as medication can be given accordingly. Surely this will prevent things worse will happen.

Prevent
What can you do to prevent the entry of these parasites in your body, the following description:
Avoid eating raw meat or undercooked, as well as fruits and vegetables that have not been washed.
Avoid brushing or touching eyes face while preparing food.
Wash cutting mats, plates, and other cooking utensils with hot, sudsy water after contact with raw meat.
Cook to boiling water and avoid drinking milk that has not been in pasteurization.
As far as possible to control the insects that can spread like a cat droppings, flies and cockroaches.
If you have a pet cat, do not let you roam outside the home that increase the likelihood of contact with toxoplasma.
Ask other family members to help you clean your cat, including bathing, washing cages, where to eat.
Give your cat to eat the cooked makananan well.
Make periodic checks on the health of your cat.
Use plastic gloves when you have to clean up cat feces, should be avoided.
Wash hands before eating and after contact with raw meat, soil or cat.
Use plastic gloves if you garden, especially if there are wounds on your hands.

However, not all potentially infect cats toxoplasma, but only cats or other animals suffering from toxoplasma are a source of disease. Associate, maintain and have a healthy cat will not cause pain. Prevent this disease by early so that your baby can be born safely.