Toxoplasma
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- proper noun
- /ˌtɒksəˈplæzmə/
- Specialized
- Additionally, Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan.
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Toxoplasma Serology
- Toxoplasma Serology Laboratory
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Watch on YouTubeAnd one is a cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii or just Toxoplasma for short.
- And one is a cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii or just Toxoplasma for short.
- So, for example, Toxoplasma gondi is a parasite that can infect human minds, but it most famously infects the minds of mice.
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And one is a cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii or just Toxoplasma for short.
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Lastly, I learned about Toxoplasma and its connection to cats.
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Like all parasites, Toxoplasma lives at the expense of its host and needs its host to produce offspring.
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Toxoplasma's ideal home is inside a cat, but it often lives in rats.
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Finally, we have this strange parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
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Lastly, I also learned about Toxoplasma gondii, which is a parasite that can only reproduce inside cats.
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To take the next step in its life cycle, Toxoplasma has to get inside the gut of a cat.
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Lastly, I learned about Toxoplasma and its connection to cats.
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Usually a cat will only shed oocysts after the first infection of Toxoplasma, which usually occurs very early in life.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A tiny parasite that infects animals and humans and can make them sick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toxoplasma comes from Greek parts toxo- meaning 'bow' and -plasma meaning 'shaped thing', because the tiny parasite looks curved like a little bow, so the genus name points to the shape of the organism that can infect people and animals.