Influence of latent "asymptomatic" toxoplasmosis on body weight of pregnant women

• Published in: Folia parasitologica Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 199 - 204
• Main Authors: Flegr, Jaroslav, Hrdá, Štěpánka, Kodym, Petr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Czech Republic Parazitologický ústav, Akademie ved Ceské republiky 01.09.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Body Weight; Complement Fixation Tests; Czech Republic; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Pregnancy; Time Factors; Toxoplasmosis - immunology; Toxoplasmosis - physiopathology; Czech Republic

The latent toxoplasmosis is usually considered to be asymptomatic, however, this paradigm has never been rigorously tested. Here we searched for symptoms of deterioration of physical health (decrease of weight) in infected people by analysis of clinical records of 758 women tested for toxoplasmosis...