Toxoplasmosis in Cats and Humans
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v11i2.2561Keywords:
humans, Cats, Animals, Toxoplasmosis, T.gondiiAbstract
Toxoplasma Gondii is an obligate, intracellular coccidian parasite with the ability to infect almost all warm-blooded species. While domestic cats and other felines are the natural hosts, humans and other mammals are intermediate hosts that can develop significant diseases in immunocompromised people or are developing fetuses. In healthy individuals with intact immune systems, the clinical disease is rare. Around 30 million humans are thought to have a Toxoplasmosis-related infection, and 20%-60% of cats get diagnosed with Toxoplasmosis. The main transmission routes are congenital infections, ingestion of infected tissue, and ingestion of oocyst-contaminated food or water.
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