If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis ...

"In healthy people, (toxoplasmosis parasites) sit there quietly and don't pose any problem with your immune system that controls them," Livornese said. "Sometimes they just die." In ...

“Now we can add parasites to that list.” Found worldwide, Toxoplasmosis gondii is a single-celled protozoan that can infect almost all warm-blooded animals. Photograph by Science History ...

However, you may suffer from seizures and neurological problems, which are symptoms of brain parasites due to toxoplasmosis, neurocysticercosis, cerebral malaria, echinococcus, and other infections.

Toxoplasmosis often presents with no symptoms because the immune system can usually keep Toxoplasma parasites from causing sickness. However, people or animals who are pregnant or have weakened ...

The parasites reproduce in a cat’s intestines ... Ultimately, wolves infected with toxoplasmosis may not lead T. gondii back to its preferred feline host, but the parasite could be playing ...

gondii remains T. gondii—with or without altered organelles. Either way, the parasites still can cause toxoplasmosis. That said, these first experiments weren’t meant to neutralize the ...

The immune cells then clean up the mess. While viruses and bacteria are now well-established treatments, using parasites like T. gondii is significantly riskier, according to Dr MacDonald.