Common sources of Toxoplasma gondii infections include consuming undercooked meat contaminated with the parasite and ...

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Toxoplasma gondii is infamous for its ability to manipulate the behaviour of its host – most notably by making rodents less afraid of cats, helping the parasite complete its life cycle in feline ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley describes the infection of household cats with Toxoplasma gondii. This infection starts with growing cysts in an infected cat. These are excreted and can ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that people catch from cat feces, unwashed produce or undercooked meat. The parasite has infected up to one-third of the world's population ...

A study by School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to ...

Specifically, a microorganism called Toxoplasma gondii. Toxo, as it's colloquially known, has a baroque life cycle. It reproduces in cat species (like the cougars in Yellowstone) but then leaps to ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that people catch from cat feces, unwashed produce or undercooked meat. The parasite has infected up to one-third of the world's population ...