A parasitic disease contracted by the ingestion or fetal transmission of toxoplasma gondii.

A protozoan infection that is acquired by the ingestion or maternal-to-fetal transmission of Toxoplasma gondii.

Acquired form of infection by Toxoplasma gondii in animals and man.

The acquired form of infection by Toxoplasma gondii in animals and man.

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. More than 60 million people in the U.S. have the parasite. Most of them don't get sick. But the parasite causes serious problems for some people. These include people with weak immune systems and babies whose mothers become infected for the first time during pregnancy. Problems can include damage to the brain, eyes, and other organs. You can get toxoplasmosis from Waste from an infected cat; Eating contaminated meat that is raw or not well cooked; Using utensils or cutting boards after they've had contact with contaminated raw meat; Drinking infected water; Receiving an infected organ transplant or blood transfusion. Most people with toxoplasmosis don't need treatment. There are drugs to treat it for pregnant women and people with weak immune systems. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Toxoplasmosis is infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Symptoms range from none to benign lymphadenopathy, a mononucleosis-like illness, to life-threatening central nervous system (CNS) disease or involvement of other organs in immunocompromised people. Encephalitis can develop in patients with AIDS and low CD4 counts. Retinochoroiditis,...

Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite. The infection produces a wide range of clinical syndromes in humans, land and sea mammals, and various bird species.

Toxoplasmosis (tok-so-plaz-MOE-sis) is a disease that results from infection with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, one of the world's most common parasites. Infection usually occurs by eating undercooked contaminated meat, exposure from infected cat feces, or mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy.

Toxoplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii . Cats are the definitive hosts for the parasite, and can excrete millions of oocysts, which survive in the environment for months. Humans are intermediate hosts, and become infected by ingesting uncooked meat infected with tissue cysts (bradyzoites), from ingestion of...

Toxoplasmosis, infection of tissue cells of the central nervous system, spleen, liver, and other organs by a parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. Infection occurs in domestic and wild animals, birds, and humans and is worldwide in distribution. It is estimated that 30 to 50 percent of the world's human...