Opportunistic Infections

Title: "You Can Prevent Toxo"

Author(s) and Affiliations: Center for Disease Control

Target Audience: General Population living with HIV

Topic: Opportunistic Infections

Reading Level: 9^th grade (Smog test)

Language: Spanish and English

Synopsis/Description: This pamphlet explains: what toxoplasmosis (toxo) is, how it can be transmitted and how patients can protect themselves from contracting it.

Brief Synopsis of NRC Consumer Reviews: One reviewer said this material provided "a clear explanation of how toxo can hide (in inactive tissue)" and after reading this she said she was "interested in meeting with her doctor about this." Another reviewer said this piece was the right length, but that it needed more information about how the symptoms of toxo can be similar to side effects from HIV medication. The reviewers recommend this be distributed to caregivers of people living with HIV and the general population of people with HIV, especially those newly diagnosed.

Date of Most Recent Revision/ Update: 9/11/00

Next Planned Update: N/A

Copyright Information: Not copyrighted

Permission to Reproduce? Yes Permission to Distribute? Yes

Cost per copy: Free Shipping Cost: None

Ordering Contact:

CDC National Prevention Information Network
1-800-458-5231
1-301-562-1098
PO Box 60003
Rockville, MD 20849-60003
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm

In English:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/oi_toxo.htm

In Spanish:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/s_toxo.htm

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