Explore: Toxoplasmosis In Animals

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan. Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric

feline infectious peritonitis, Toxoplasmosis and Cryptococcus. Many diseases that occur as a result from illness in parts of the body other than the

parasitic alveolate that causes toxoplasmosis. Found worldwide, T. gondii is capable of infecting virtually all warm-blooded animals, but members of the cat family

groomed cats, was not considered an animal hoarder because her animals were properly cared for. The Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC) identifies

on the animals that had ingested material contaminated with feline feces. The occurrence of toxoplasmosis therefore depends on cat predation. In mice and

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for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; /ˈpiːtə/ PEE-tə) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and originally

variety of animals, including humans, birds, and livestock, they are usually species-specific. One well-known exception is toxoplasmosis caused by Toxoplasma

commonly found in undercooked meat, especially pork and lamb, and can cause toxoplasmosis. While typically mild, toxoplasmosis can be severe in immunocompromised

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