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Definition of Toxoplasmosis

1. Noun. Infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus.

Definition of Toxoplasmosis

1. Noun. a parasitic disease caused by the parasite ''Toxoplasma gondii'' ¹

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Definition of Toxoplasmosis

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Medical Definition of Toxoplasmosis

1. An acute or chronic, widespread disease of animals and humans caused by the obligate intracellular protozoon Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted by oocysts containing the pathogen in the faeces of cats (the definitive host), usually by contaminated soil, direct exposure to infected faeces, tissue cysts in infected meat or tachyzoites (proliferating forms) in blood. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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