Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite - Parasite carried by cats linked to suicide attempts in humans

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. First discovered in the early 1900s, by French bacteriologist Charles Nicolle and his collaborator Louis Manceaux, Toxoplasma gondii is a microscopic species of parasitic protozoa in the genus Toxoplasma, that causes an infection called toxoplasmosis one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide, found in almost all warm-blooded animals (e.g. cats, mice and other rodents) and humans. A new Danish study has shown a connection between the cat parasite and suicide attempts in humans, especially in pregnant women. Learn more about Toxoplasma infection and its prevention, by reading this book.

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2012
• EAN: 9786130135454
• ISBN: 978-613-0-13545-4
• No. of pages: 104
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine