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In people with weakened immune systems, especially those with AIDS, symptoms of toxoplasmosis are often brain-related and severe. Also, if toxoplasmosis affects the eyes of a person with a weakened immune system, there may be blurred vision, spots in the field of vision, eye pain and extreme sensitivity to light.
The toxoplasmosis parasite can cause a long-term infection. Following infection, a small number of parasites can remain locked inside cysts within certain parts of the body, such as the brain, lungs and muscle tissue.