You are reviewing for your nursing school entry exam with your study group. Each person in the group agrees to cover one disease. You select toxoplasmosis for your presentation. Toxoplasmosis can be a serious problem for those who are immunosuppressed, as well as for fetuses. Even in healthy people, the immune system may not clear the organism, resulting in a latent infection that can reactivate when immunity declines.
-Immunosuppressed patients who test positive for antibody to T. gondii always have an active infection.

Question

You are reviewing for your nursing school entry exam with your study group. Each person in the group agrees to cover one disease. You select toxoplasmosis for your presentation. Toxoplasmosis can be a serious problem for those who are immunosuppressed, as well as for fetuses. Even in healthy people, the immune system may not clear the organism, resulting in a latent infection that can reactivate when immunity declines.
-Immunosuppressed patients who test positive for antibody to T. gondii always have an active infection.

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Immunosuppressed patients who test positive for antibody to T. gondii may have a latent infection that can reactivate when immunity declines. The presence of antibodies only indicates previous exposure to the organism, not necessarily an active infection.

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