I suffered more with toxoplasmosis than with dengue, says the patient – News t

"I suffered more toxoplasmosis than from dengue. It's muscle pain and fatigue so great that it felt like I had run a marathon," said the entrepreneur Nathalia Freire, 33.

Nathalia and two other friends are among the victims of this year's toxoplasmosis in the city of São Paulo. They began to feel the first symptoms of the disease at the same time, nine days after they had lunch together in a restaurant in Pinheiros, to the west of São Paulo.

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"The first symptom was a very high fever, above 39 ° C. Then there was pain in the eyes, pain in the body and lymph nodes in the throat. I tested all the mosquitoes and gave each negative. Today, the toxoplasmosis proved positive, "he said.

Toxoplasmosis is caused by protoso transmitted by swallowing contaminated foods such as raw fruits and vegetables and badly cooked pork or sheep, back infector Daniel Wagner Santos of the Paulista Infectious Disease Society.

On that day, he ate a table (Arab salad containing tomato, onion, parsley, mint and other herbs), kafta (meat skewer) and potato chips. She believes that it has contributed to the illness by ingesting parsley or mint. "We didn't go to another restaurant in the period. My friend is vegetarian and he was also infected, so we think he wasn't in the flesh," he said.

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According to her, there were about 30 people who were eating in the same organization were cutting toxoplasmosis. "There were two cases in February and April," he said.

In her view, the biggest suspicion is that organic food, in this case, vegetables of the garden itself has been contaminated. "There are lots of cats out there, I've never been a fan," he said.

Even eating "very little," she said she was "very ill." "I lost 6 kg." In addition to the intense symptoms, it explains that one of the challenges of the disease was finding the prescribed medicine for the pathology, prescribed by the doctor, missing. in pharmacies. "As it is a specific solution to toxoplasmosis, that is, it is not going out big, and very cheaply, pharmacies are not interested in selling. Only in the infectious infectious disease sector in the city hall, "he said.

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According to her, the doctor warned that she will not be able to conceive by the end of the year because of the illness, although she has no plans. After healing, an ophthalmologist follows it to ensure that the disease does not reach the eyes – in more severe cases it can cause damage to the retina and the optic nerve.

The only "advantage" in relation to dengue, according to Nathalia, is that toxoplasmosis does not cause photophobia. "In dengue, I couldn't see TV because of the light. At least I was able to watch movies while healing from toxoplasmosis."

With regard to the care, from now on, with food, Nathalia says that no restrictions are imposed. "I have already had toxoplasmosis, now I have immunity."

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