TOXOPLASMOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toxoplasmosis mean? 

• TOXOPLASMOSIS (noun)
  The noun TOXOPLASMOSIS has 1 sense:

1. infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus

  Familiarity information: TOXOPLASMOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOXOPLASMOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("toxoplasmosis" is a kind of...):

infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

 Context examples 

Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis, which is dangerous for pregnant women.

(Parasitic Diseases, NIH)

Don't empty cat litter. Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis.

(Infections and Pregnancy, NIH)

You can get rabies from an infected dog or toxoplasmosis from handling kitty litter of an infected cat.

(Animal Diseases and Your Health, NIH)

These trials include the following opportunistic infections: pneumocystosis, toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis, candidacies, cryptococcosis, mycobacteriosis, cytomegalovirus, papillomavirus, herpes simplex, JC virus, coccidioides, hairy leukoplakia, and HIV-related periodontal disease.

(AIDS, Clinical Trials on Patients with Opportunistic Infections, NCI Thesaurus)

Viral infections include cytomegalovirus (CMV) and hepatitis C. Fungi cause thrush (candidiasis), cryptococcal meningitis, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and histoplasmosis, and parasites cause crypto (cryptosporidiosis) and toxo (toxoplasmosis).

(HIV/AIDS and Infections, NIH)