Is Toxocara the same as toxoplasmosis?

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Abstract. Toxoplasmosis and toxocariasis are parasitic infections that are transmitted by cats and dogs, respectively, to humans, and which may induce posterior uveitis already in childhood. Toxoplasmosis presents as a congenitally or postnatally contracted infection whereas toxocariasis is always an acquired disease.

What is the common name for Toxocara?

Toxocara canis (also known as dog roundworm) is a worldwide-distributed helminth parasite of dogs and other canids. The name is derived from the Greek word "toxon," meaning bow or quiver, and the Latin word "caro," meaning flesh.

What type of parasite is Toxocara?

Toxocariasis is an infection transmitted from animals to humans (zoonosis) caused by the parasitic roundworms commonly found in the intestine of dogs (Toxocara canis) and cats (T. cati).

What two human diseases are caused by Toxocara?

Other terms sometimes or rarely used include nematode ophthalmitis, toxocaral disease, toxocarose, and covert toxocariasis. This zoonotic, helminthic infection is a rare cause of blindness and may provoke rheumatic, neurologic, or asthmatic symptoms.

What is the main host of Toxocara?

Toxocara sp. Eggs are not clinically diagnostic for human cases as humans are incapable of harboring adult worms that pass eggs. Humans are paratenic hosts for Toxocara spp. and eggs are found only in the feces of definitive hosts (cats and dogs).

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