Noun
toxoplasmosis (countable and uncountable, plural toxoplasmoses)
A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.
Synonym: (informal) toxo
There is some risk to increase birth defects if you do a lot of outdoor gardening when you are pregnant. That can increase rates of toxoplasmosis. Emily Oster
According to the CDC, toxoplasmosis is dangerous to pregnant women because it can cause birth defects such as eye or brain damage, or even miscarriage. Source: Internet
Other important findings included concurrent sarcocystosis and toxoplasmosis, uterine leiomyoma tumors as well as vertebral periosteal proliferations, bite wounds from cookiecutter sharks (Isistius sp.), excessive tooth wear, and an ingested fish hook. Source: Internet
Older students should research and be assigned a less well-known disease (such as toxoplasmosis, ghiardia, sarcoptic mange, leptospirosis, psittacosis, camelpox, encephalitis, salmonellosis, Q-fever, and hookworm). Source: Internet
Undercooked meat (and poultry) can harbor such bacteria as E. coli, Trichinella, and Salmonella (all of which can cause a bad case of food poisoning) or cause toxoplasmosis. Source: Internet
South African studies have shown that toxoplasmosis works the same way on Chimpanzees vis-a-vis leopards. Source: Internet