Chronic Toxoplasmosis: Debilitating, Stealth, Underdiagnosed

According to recent research, chronic active toxoplasmosis can wreak havoc and is severely underdiagnosed due to flawed diagnostic methods and outdated medical assumptions.

By: Tessa Lena

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• At least one third of all people on Earth are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, averaging from 11-20% in the United States to 50% and higher in some Western European countries

• The parasite has been implicated in ocular issues, schizophrenia, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease and various other neurological disorders,…