How Does Toxoplasma Gondii Affect People
It is said that around 20 percent of Americans is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.
What is this parasite, and how does it affect people?
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that affects birds and other animals, but it only reproduce sexually in cats.
According to Dr. Michael Grigg, senior investigator with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Toxoplasma gondii usually remains dormant in people contracted by it, following mild flu-like symptoms.
However, if the parasite becomes active, it becomes toxoplasmosis which results to neurological problems such as seizures. Dr. Grigg said that while this parasite is considered “the most successful parasite on the planet,” it won’t cause major health concerns if
What is this parasite, and how does it affect people?
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that affects birds and other animals, but it only reproduce sexually in cats.
According to Dr. Michael Grigg, senior investigator with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Toxoplasma gondii usually remains dormant in people contracted by it, following mild flu-like symptoms.
However, if the parasite becomes active, it becomes toxoplasmosis which results to neurological problems such as seizures. Dr. Grigg said that while this parasite is considered “the most successful parasite on the planet,” it won’t cause major health concerns if