Toxoplasmosis

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toxoplasmosis

An unborn child is not at risk for toxoplasmosis if the mother is already immune to the infection

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that infects rodents, is known to remove their innate fear of cats, which makes them more vulnerable to predation. Research has shown that T. gondii infection in rodents leads to a reduction in general anxiety, an increase in exploratory behaviors, and an alteration of predator aversion, not specific to felids. The behavioral changes induced by T. gondii infection are associated with neuroinflammation and are not limited to a selective loss of fear of feline predators

In immunosuppressed patients, toxoplasmosis most often results from the reactivation of a latent infection, which can present with neurological signs and lead to life-threatening conditions such as encephalitis, myocarditis, and pneumonitis