Toxoplasma Gondii

Dangers, Life Cycle & Research

Buch | Softcover

132 Seiten

2017
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5361-1067-8 (ISBN)

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Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that infects 10-20% of the overall population in the US with rates increasing with age. T. gondii infects most warm blooded animals where an antibody response is generated to control the infection, however, the parasite forms bradyzoite cysts in brain and muscle. It can only reproduce in felines where oocytes are excreted in the feces. Infection can occur by a variety of routes. In cats, infection occurs by eating infected prey, primarily rodents or birds. Infection in humans can occur by eating undercooked infected meat, handling infected cat feces, ingesting oocytes on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or drinking contaminated water. Another important route of infection is congenital infection. This book discusses the potential risks this parasitic infection may cause. It also reviews the parasite's life cycle.

Preface; Neurologic & Neuropsychiatric Risks Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection; Behavior Changes in Humans with Toxoplasmosis; Antimicrobial Activities of Macrophages & Toxoplasma gondii Evasion Mechanisms; Apoptotic Mimicry: A Common Escape Mechanism of Protozoan Parasites; Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Wild Felids; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.05.2017
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	226 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
ISBN-10	1-5361-1067-1 / 1536110671
ISBN-13	978-1-5361-1067-8 / 9781536110678
Zustand	Neuware