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Symptoms of Toxoplasmosis

In most cases, the infection causes no symptoms or observable effects, as the immune system is capable of controlling it and preventing significant damage. Antibodies, however, operate less efficiently in the internal tissues of the eye than elsewhere, and damage to the retina and the underlying layer (the choroid) is fairly common.

The condition tends to recur, each time causing further permanent damage to the retina. But it is only when the central (macular) part of the retina is involved that loss of vision is apparent to the affected person.

Apart from eye damage, Toxoplasma infection sometimes causes widespread enlargement of the lymph nodes in people with apparently normal immunity. The node enlargement may be accompanied by fever, headache, a feeling of sickness, muscle and joint aches, and liver enlargement.

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