Infection with the cerebral malaria, toxoplasmosis, and toxocariasis.
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Untreated toxocariasis can cause retinal damage and decreased vision.
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"Toxocara canis " ( dog roundworm ) eggs in dog feces can cause toxocariasis.
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Covert toxocariasis is the least serious of the three syndromes and is believed to be due to chronic exposure.
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Treatment of ocular toxocariasis is more difficult and usually consists of measures to prevent progressive damage to the eye.
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Within the African-American community, there may be up to 2.8 million cases of toxocariasis.
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Rates of toxocariasis, trichomoniasis, and other neglected infections occur in the United States at the same rate as Nigeria.
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Signs and symptoms of covert toxocariasis are coughing, fever, abdominal pain, headaches, and changes in behavior and ability to sleep.
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Visceral toxocariasis in humans can be treated with antiparasitic drugs such as albendazole or mebendazole, tiabendazole or diethylcarbamazine usually in combination with anti-inflammatory medications.
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Eating undercooked rabbit, chicken, or sheep can lead to infection; encysted larvae in the meat can become reactivated and migrate through a human host, causing toxocariasis.
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