Toxoplasmosis is a common infection from the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It appears in many species of animals, but cats are the most common that transmit the parasite to humans. Over 40 ...

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that you can get from cats, contaminated food, and more. It causes symptoms similar to the flu, such as chills, fever, body aches, fatigue, and headaches. The ...

Among the many strange things you may hear when you get pregnant is a stern warning about the dangers of cleaning your cat's litter box. No, your healthcare provider isn't just doing you a solid by ...

Sometimes a family is more than just parents, kids, and extended family. Many people consider their pets to be members of the family. So when the family is about to get larger due to a pregnancy, the ...

Women infected with dormant toxoplasmosis are more likely to give birth to boys than women who are Toxoplasma negative, according to research published in Springer's journal Naturwissenschaften this ...

Babies born with toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a congenital parasitic infection, can develop hydrocephalus, a condition where excess fluid creates damaging pressure in the brain. A new study, ...

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. And now, scientists say, it turns out they might also be windows to one of the world’s preeminent parasites. The parasite — which, it should be noted, ...

Researchers have shown that chimpanzees infected with toxoplasmosis are attracted by the urine of their natural predators, leopards, but not by urine from other large felines. The study suggests that ...

One in 150 Australians have retinal scars caused by the Toxoplasma parasite, according to new Flinders University analysis. Eye scan showing ocular toxoplasmosis. Image: João M. Furtado With the ...