Symptoms of Toxoplasmosis
The symptoms of toxoplasmosis that you experience depends on the location of the parasite. It also varies depending on whether it’s a new (acute) infection, a reactivation or present at birth (congenital).
Ocular toxoplasmosis symptoms
This is when you are infected on one or both eyes. It is most common in young adults and teens. Symptoms include:
- Blurred vision
- Eye pain
- Blindness.
Acute toxoplasmosis symptoms
Acute toxoplasmosis is your body’s response to an initial infection with T. gondii. Most people do not feel sick but you might have flu-like symptoms, including:
- Fever [3]
- Fatigue
- Muscle aches
- Painless, swollen lymph nodes in your neck or armpits
- Sore throat
- Enlarged liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly)
- Ocular toxoplasmosis (rare).
Congenital toxoplasmosis symptoms
Congenital (present at birth) toxoplasmosis is passed from a pregnant person to the fetus. Some babies won’t have any symptoms at birth, but are at high risk for developing them later on. These symptoms may include:
- Yellowish skin and eyes (jaundice)
- Vision loss, eye pain or sensitivity to light (retinochoroiditis)
- Calcium deposits in their brain
- Rash
- Enlarged liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly)
- Fluid on the brain (hydrocephalus)
- Seizures
- Small head size (microcephaly)
- Learning delays or differences
- Delays in motor skill development
- Ocular toxoplasmosis.