Toxoplasmosis [Toxo, Toxoplasma] donors are needed to help research and are compensated up to $1000 per week for participation while helping others.
Healthy people who become infected with Toxoplasmosis gondii [toxo, toxoplasma] often do not have symptoms because their immune system usually keeps the parasite from causing illness. When illness occurs, it is usually mild with “flu-like” symptoms {e.g., tender lymph nodes, muscle aches, etc} that last several weeks and then go away. However, the parasite remains in the body in an inactive state. It can become reactivated if the person becomes immunosuppressed.
How it spreads?
- Touching or coming into contact with infected cat feces {cats get the infection from eating infected rodents, birds or other small animals}.
- Eating raw or undercooked meat that’s infected.
- Eating uncooked, unwashed fruits or vegetables that have been contaminated by manure.
- Being born with it {a woman who gets a toxoplasmosis infection while pregnant may pass the parasite on to her unborn child through the bloodstream}
How long will it last?
Although toxoplasmosis [toxo, toxoplasma] parasites may grow and multiply within 1 week after entering a person’s body it may be weeks or months before symptoms of the infection appear {if they appear at all}.
Once a person has become infected with toxoplasmosis [toxo, toxoplasma], the infection remains in the body for life, usually in the “inactive” form that won’t cause the person any side effects or harm. The infection can be reactivated, however, if the immune system becomes compromised by an HIV infection or cancer therapy.
Resources:
http://www.righthealth.com/Health/Toxo-s?lid=goog-ads-sb-8536643334
www.webmd.com
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Please take a moment to go through our pre-screening form and find out if you qualify and where you can donate. |
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Unless someone has a weakened immune system or is pregnant, there’s often no need to treat toxoplasmosis infection-Symptoms {such as swollen glands} usually go away on their own in a few weeks or months. |
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If you would prefer to speak with an Access Biologicals Donor Representative, please call us at: 800.510.4003 option #2. |
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