What symptoms are produced by a toxoplasmosis infection?
Sometimes there are no symptoms with an infection, but when they do occur, they are mild. Tiredness, lymph node swelling, a generalized not feeling well and muscle aches are the most common, albeit nonspecific. symptoms. What problems does toxoplasmosis infection cause for the baby? Some babies have a classic triad of chorioretinitis (inflammation of the eye leading to blindness), hydrocephalus and calcium deposits in the brain leading to mental retardation. Others are asymptomatic at birth but develop these same problems and hearing loss in early childhood. How often will an infected mother pass this toxoplasmosis infection to the baby? If a mother is infected, about 30-40% of the time the infection is passed to the baby. The lowest rate of infection (15%) occurs in the first trimester but at that time there is the greatest severity of the disease resulting in abortions, stillborns and severe neurological problems. In the third trimester the infection rate is 60%, but the baby is only
