Toxoplasmosis Quiz
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Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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What is Toxoplasmosis?
Toxoplasmosis is caused by an infection with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. Infection typically occurs from eating undercooked contaminated meat, exposure to infected cat feces, or mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy.
Typical Symptoms of Toxoplasmosis
Attracted to others of the same sex
Fever
Headache
Seizure
Joint pain
Eye pain
Easily fatigued
Blind spots or blind areas in vision
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Toxoplasmosis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Do you identify as a homosexual?
Do you have a fever?
Do you have headaches or a heavy feeling in your head?
Have you had a seizure?
Do you have joint pain?
Treatmentof Toxoplasmosis
Most healthy individuals recover from toxoplasmosis with minimal or no symptoms and no treatment. Those who are ill or have a weak immune system may receive a combination of drugs such as antibiotics, anti-parasitic drugs, and other medications to alleviate symptoms. However, the best approach is prevention by avoiding exposure during pregnancy or if your immune system is weakened. People with weakened immune systems may be prescribed preventive medication.
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References
Kochanowsky JA, Koshy AA. Toxoplasma gondii. Curr Biol. 2018 Jul 23;28(14):R770-R771. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.035. PMID: 30040931.
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)30671-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982218306717%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Lourido S. Toxoplasma gondii. Trends Parasitol. 2019 Nov;35(11):944-945. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.07.001. Epub 2019 Jul 22. PMID: 31345768.
https://www.cell.com/trends/parasitology/fulltext/S1471-4922(19)30166-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1471492219301667%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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