Toxoplasmosis
Also known as: Toxoplasmosis, unspecified
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In short
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which infects more than 60 million people in the United States. While most infected individuals do not get sick and do not require treatment, the parasite can cause serious damage to the brain, eyes, and other organs in people with weak immune systems and in babies whose mothers become infected during pregnancy. Transmission can occur through contact with waste from an infected cat, eating contaminated raw or undercooked meat, using utensils that contacted contaminated raw meat, drinking infected water, or receiving an infected organ transplant or blood transfusion. Medical drug treatments are available for pregnant women and individuals with weak immune systems.
Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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Description
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. More than 60 million people in the U.S. have the parasite. Most of them don't get sick. But the parasite causes serious problems for some people. These include people with weak immune systems and babies whose mothers become infected for the first time during pregnancy. Problems can include damage to the brain, eyes, and other organs.
You can get toxoplasmosis from :
- Waste from an infected cat
- Eating contaminated meat that is raw or not well cooked
- Using utensils or cutting boards after they've had contact with contaminated raw meat
- Drinking infected water
- Receiving an infected organ transplant or blood transfusion
Most people with toxoplasmosis don't need treatment. There are drugs to treat it for pregnant women and people with weak immune systems.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Next to it in ICD-10
- B44Aspergillosis
- B55Leishmaniasis
- B57Chagas Disease
- B85Lice (head, body and pubic lice)
- B86Scabies
- B91After-effects of polio
Neighbouring codes in the classification, not a medical link.
External resources
Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for Toxoplasmosis?
B58 (WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision).
What is the ICD-11 code for Toxoplasmosis?
1F57.Z: Toxoplasmosis, unspecified (WHO, ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics).
Sources and attribution
- ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, © World Health Organization, licensed under CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.
- Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Names other than the official source titles: Anpheros translations and plain-language names, made with AI assistance and checked automatically; the source names are in English.
- ICD-10 codes and titles © World Health Organization. Source: WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (2019).
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