Toxoplasma gondii (tŏk`sə-plāz`mə gŏn`dē-ī`) is an obligate, intracellular, parasitic protozoan that causes the disease toxoplasmosis. Found worldwide, T. gondii is capable of infecting virtually all warm-blooded animals. In humans, it is one of the most common parasites; serological studies estimate that up to a third of the global pop...
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(from the article `cat, domestic`) ...and contagious diseases such as feline acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Cats that kill and eat rodents and other small animals can ... [3 related articles]
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An abundant, widespread sporozoan species (family Toxoplasmatidae) that is an intracellular, nonhost-specific parasite in a great variety of vertebrates. It develops its sexual cycle, leading to oocyst production, exclusively in cats and other felids; proliferative stages (tachyzoites) and tissue cysts (containing bradyzoites) develop in a wide var...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tok′sō-plaz′mă gon′dē-ī Definitions: 1. An abundant, widespread sporozoan species (family Toxoplasmatidae) that is an intracellular, non-host-specific parasite in a great variety of vertebrates. It develops its sexual cycle, leading to oocyst production, exclusively in cats and other f...
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Toxoplasma gondii: A single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis (toxo) . Toxoplasma gondii is very common (more than 60 million people in the US carry it) but few are aware of it because the immune system often keeps the parasite from causing illness. The usual symptoms of toxo are similar to flu with fever, fatigue, headache, swollen lymph g...
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Toxoplasma gondii is a Protozoan which causes the disease toxoplasmosis.
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